CVE-2023-35872
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 Message Display Tool (MDT) of SAP NetWeaver Process Integration - version SAP_XIAF 7.50, does not perform authentication checks for certain functionalities that require user identity. An unauthenticated user might access technical data about the product status and its configuration. The vulnerability does not allow access to sensitive information or administrative functionalities. On successful exploitation an attacker can cause limited impact on confidentiality and availability 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 · moderate confidenceThe Message Display Tool (MDT) in SAP NetWeaver Process Integration version 7.50 (SAP_XIAF) lacks proper authentication checks for certain functionalities that require user identity. An unauthenticated attacker can access technical status and configuration data of the product. This is a broken access control vulnerability with limited impact scope, not affecting sensitive data or administrative functions.
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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= 7.50CVSS 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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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 PI/PO versionCheck the SAP system version information via SAP transaction 'SM51' or by inspecting the SAP Note or system properties to confirm if version 7.50 is runningAffected if The installed version is exactly SAP NetWeaver Process Integration 7.50 (SAP_XIAF)
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Verify Message Display Tool (MDT) component presenceAccess the SAP NetWeaver PI/PO administration interface and check if the Message Display Tool (MDT) component is installed or deployed in the systemAffected if MDT component is present in the SAP NetWeaver PI/PO 7.50 environment
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Test unauthenticated access to MDT endpointsAttempt to access MDT-related URLs or service endpoints without providing any authentication credentials (for example, accessing status or configuration pages directly)Affected if Technical status and configuration data of the Message Display Tool can be retrieved without authentication
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Check MDT authentication configurationReview the MDT configuration settings in the SAP NetWeaver PI/PO administration console to verify whether authentication enforcement is enabled for the tool's functionsAffected if Authentication is not enforced or is bypassed for MDT functionalities
If SAP NetWeaver PI/PO version 7.50 is running with the Message Display Tool component and unauthenticated access to its technical status or configuration data is possible, the environment is affected by CVE-2023-35872.
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 dataEnable and enforce authentication on the Message Display Tool functionalities in SAP NetWeaver PI/PO by configuring proper user authentication and authorization checks for the affected MDT components.
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