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CVE-2023-26457

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-03-14
Mitigation only
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 · unedited
SAP Content Server - version 7.53, does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. After successful exploitation, an attacker can read and modify some sensitive information but cannot delete the data.

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 confidence

SAP Content Server version 7.53 contains a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to insufficient encoding of user-controlled inputs. This allows attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users' sessions, potentially enabling unauthorized access to sensitive information.

MitigationImplement proper input validation and output encoding for all user-supplied data, and configure Content Security Policy headers to mitigate XSS attacks.

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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
Content ServerApplication
Affected:= 7.53

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if SAP Content Server is installed
    Check for SAP Content Server installation by looking for its executable or service: On Windows, check for 'SAP Content Server' in Programs and Features or services.msc; on Unix, check for content server processes or installation directories typically under /sap/content_server or /usr/sap/content_server
    Affected if SAP Content Server software is present on the system
  2. Verify the installed version
    Access the SAP Content Server administration interface or check version information via SAP specific tools. The version is typically displayed in the SAP Content Server logon page, in the SAP MYSAPSSOADM administrative console, or by examining version files in the installation directory
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 7.53 (this is the only affected version)
  3. Confirm web interface module is enabled
    Check if the SAP Content Server web module (HTTP service) is active. This can be verified by attempting to access the Content Server URL (typically http://<host>:port/ContentServer/ where port is 1090 by default or as configured during installation)
    Affected if The web interface/HTTP service is enabled and accessible, as XSS requires user sessions through the web interface to execute malicious scripts
  4. Identify user input handling modules
    Review which Content Server modules or functionalities accept user-supplied data. Common vectors include document upload metadata, search queries, user profile fields, or any feature that stores and later displays user-controlled content
    Affected if Any module that stores and displays user input without proper encoding is in use, making the XSS payload injectable and persistent

A user is affected if SAP Content Server version 7.53 is installed and its web interface is active, as the stored XSS vulnerability requires user sessions interacting with modules that accept and render user-controlled input.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper input validation and output encoding for all user-supplied data, and configure Content Security Policy headers to mitigate XSS attacks.

Fix this in Content Server Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,200
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