CVE-2023-32112
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 · uneditedVendor Master Hierarchy - versions SAP_APPL 500, SAP_APPL 600, SAP_APPL 602, SAP_APPL 603, SAP_APPL 604, SAP_APPL 605, SAP_APPL 606, SAP_APPL 616, SAP_APPL 617, SAP_APPL 618, S4CORE 100, does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user to access some of its function. This could lead to modification of data impacting the integrity of the system.
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 confidenceSAP Vendor Master Hierarchy (components SAP_APPL and S4CORE) lacks proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to modify vendor data through functions they should not have access to. This is an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) or broken access control vulnerability in the vendor master hierarchy module.
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= 100= sap_appl_500= sap_appl_600= sap_appl_602= sap_appl_603= sap_appl_604= sap_appl_605= sap_appl_606= sap_appl_616= sap_appl_617= sap_appl_618CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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.
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Check SAP_APPL component versionExecute transaction code SPAM or SAINT, navigate to Support Package Manager, and locate the SAP_APPL component version installed (typically shown as sap_appl_xxx where xxx is the version number such as 500, 600, 602, etc.)Affected if The installed SAP_APPL version matches any of these: 500, 600, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 616, 617, or 618
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Check S4CORE component versionExecute transaction SPAM or SAINT and locate the S4CORE component version. This is typically found in the component overview showing S4CORE with version 100 or as part of S/4HANA core componentsAffected if The installed S4CORE version is 100
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Determine if Vendor Master Hierarchy module is activeExecute transaction code MKVP (Vendor Master Hierarchy) or XK02/XK03 (Change/Display Vendor Master) to access the vendor master hierarchy functions. Check if the hierarchy functionality is configured and accessible in the systemAffected if The Vendor Master Hierarchy transaction (MKVP or related) is accessible and the hierarchy function is active in the SAP system
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Identify users with vendor master modification accessExecute transaction code SUIM (User Information System), go to Roles, and search for roles containing authorization objects M_EINK_KO (Purchasing Organization - Vendor) or M_EKKO (Purchasing Document). Also check transaction code SU53 after users attempt modifications to see which authorizations were checkedAffected if Multiple users have vendor master modification authorizations assigned beyond the expected purchasing team members, indicating overly broad access
The environment is affected if the installed SAP_APPL version matches any of the listed vulnerable versions (500, 600, 602-606, 616-618) or S4CORE version 100 is present, AND the Vendor Master Hierarchy functionality is active in the system.
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 enforce proper authorization checks in the Vendor Master Hierarchy component. Review and restrict user authorizations to conform to the principle of least privilege.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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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-2023-32112 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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