CVE-2023-36924: Log Injection vulnerability in SAP ERP Defense Forces and Public Security

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% 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-117

Description

While using a specific function, SAP ERP Defense Forces and Public Security - versions 600, 603, 604, 605, 616, 617, 618, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, allows an authenticated attacker with admin privileges to write arbitrary data to the syslog file. On successful exploitation, an attacker could modify all the syslog data causing a complete compromise of integrity of the application.

Affected products

SAP_SE SAP ERP Defense Forces and Public Security: 600, 603, 604, 605, 616, 617 (+7)

References

https://me.sap.com/notes/3351410
https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html
https://me.sap.com/notes/3351410
https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html

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