CVE-2023-49577
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 SAP HCM (SMART PAYE solution) - versions S4HCMCIE 100, SAP_HRCIE 600, SAP_HRCIE 604, SAP_HRCIE 608, does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. After 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 confidenceA stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in SAP HCM SMART PAYE solution versions S4HCMCIE 100, SAP_HRCIE 600, SAP_HRCIE 604, and SAP_HRCIE 608 due to insufficient encoding of user-controlled inputs. An attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users' browsers, leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impact.
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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= s4hcmcie_100= sap_hrcie_600= sap_hrcie_604= sap_hrcie_608CVSS 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.
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Identify SAP HCM SMART PAYE installationCheck your SAP system for presence of the SMART PAYE component. In SAP, go to transaction SAINT (SAP Add-On Installation Tool) or check via transaction SE16N table CVERS or CWBCL for component information.Affected if SMART PAYE component is not found in the system - not applicable
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Determine SMART PAYE versionCheck the installed version of SMART PAYE using SAP transaction code SAINT or via transaction SE16N table CVERS where COMPONENT = 'SMART PAYE' or similar. Also check transaction SPAM for add-on version details.Affected if Version matches S4HCMCIE 100, SAP_HRCIE 600, SAP_HRCIE 604, or SAP_HRCIE 608
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Verify user input capability in SMART PAYEAccess the SMART PAYE functionality in SAP (typically via transaction code based on the HCM module - check for Pay As You Earn related transactions). Identify any forms or input fields where employee payroll data is entered.Affected if User input fields exist and are accessible within the SMART PAYE module
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Inspect input handling for encodingReview the backend ABAP code for the SMART PAYE input fields. Use transaction SE80 or SE37 to examine the forms/FPM components that handle user input. Look for whether output encoding functions (such as ESCAPE or HTML_ESCAPE) are used before displaying user-entered data.Affected if Input fields do not use proper encoding functions before displaying data back to users
You are affected if the SAP HCM SMART PAYE component is installed with version S4HCMCIE 100, SAP_HRCIE 600, SAP_HRCIE 604, or SAP_HRCIE 608 and contains user input fields that lack proper output encoding.
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 patch or upgrade to a patched version of the SMART PAYE solution, and validate that output encoding is properly implemented across all user input fields.
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