CVE-2023-23854
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 · uneditedSAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform - versions 700, 701, 702, 731, 740, 750, 751, 752, does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user, resulting in escalation of privileges.
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 · moderate confidenceSAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform (versions 700-752) lacks proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to escalate privileges beyond their assigned role boundaries. This is a classic privilege escalation vulnerability where an attacker with valid credentials can access functions or data they are not authorized to access.
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= 700= 701= 702= 731= 740= 750= 751= 752CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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.
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Identify installed SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP versionExecute transaction SM51 or use SAPMMC to view the kernel version and release. Alternatively, use ABAP report RZ20 or check system table CWBNSYSTEM to retrieve the SAP release number.Affected if The installed version is 700, 701, 702, 731, 740, 750, 751, or 752
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Verify if SAP Security Note for this CVE is appliedAccess SAP Support Portal and check transaction SNOTE or use the SAP One Support Launchpad to confirm whether the specific security note addressing CVE-2023-23854 has been implemented in the system.Affected if The security note has not been applied and the system version falls within the affected range
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Check for missing authorization object configurationsReview authorization objects related to the affected transaction codes or functions using transaction SUIM (User Information System) or directly inspect authorization profiles via transaction SU03.Affected if Users with limited roles can access functions or data outside their assigned authorization scope due to missing checks
The environment is affected if the installed SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP version is one of the listed affected versions (700-752) and the corresponding security note has not been applied.
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 relevant SAP Security Note to implement missing authorization checks. Review and adjust user role assignments to align with least-privilege principles after patching.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-23854 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
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