CVE-2023-0013
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe ABAP Keyword Documentation of SAP NetWeaver Application Server - versions 702, 731, 740, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757, for ABAP and ABAP Platform does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. On successful exploitation an attacker can cause limited impact on confidentiality and integrity of the application.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP Keyword Documentation. The component fails to properly encode user-controlled inputs, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users' sessions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 702= 731= 740= 750= 751= 752= 753= 754= 755= 756= 757CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
-
Identify the SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP versionLog into the SAP system and execute transaction code SM51, or check the kernel version via the system information. Compare the displayed version against the affected list: 702, 731, 740, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757.Affected if The installed version matches one of the listed versions.
-
Determine if ABAP Keyword Documentation is installedCheck whether the ABAP Keyword Documentation (ABAP Doc) component is present in the system. This can be verified through SAP transaction code SPAM or via the SAP Support Portal by reviewing installed software components for your system.Affected if The ABAP Keyword Documentation component is installed on the system.
-
Confirm web access to ABAP documentation is enabledVerify if the SAP web repository for ABAP keyword documentation is accessible via HTTP/HTTPS. This typically involves accessing the documentation portal URL on your SAP system. Check whether the /sap/bc/abap/docu endpoint or similar documentation URLs are reachable.Affected if Web-based ABAP keyword documentation is accessible from a browser.
-
Assess network exposure of the documentation portalDetermine whether the ABAP documentation web interface is exposed to untrusted networks or the internet. Review firewall rules and web dispatcher configurations that control access to SAP web services.Affected if The documentation portal is accessible to users outside the trusted internal network.
The environment is affected if the SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP version matches one of the listed affected versions AND the ABAP Keyword Documentation component is installed and web-accessible.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the SAP security patch for CVE-2023-0013, which adds proper input encoding to the ABAP Keyword Documentation component. Until patch is available, implement compensating controls such as web application firewall rules filtering malicious payloads.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $5,120.
Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2023-0013 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-0013 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
No notes yet
Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.
A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.
- Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data