CVE-2023-33992: Missing Authorization Check in SAP Business Warehouse and SAP BW/4HANA

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-07-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The SAP BW BICS communication layer in SAP Business Warehouse and SAP BW/4HANA - version SAP_BW 730, SAP_BW 731, SAP_BW 740, SAP_BW 730, SAP_BW 750, DW4CORE 100, DW4CORE 200, DW4CORE 300, may expose unauthorized cell values to the data response. To be able to exploit this, the user still needs authorizations on the query as well as on the keyfigure/measure level. The missing check only affects the data level.

Affected products

SAP SE SAP Business Warehouse: 730, 731, 740, 750
SAP Bw/4Hana: 100, 200, 300

References

https://me.sap.com/notes/3088078
https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html
https://me.sap.com/notes/3088078
https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html

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