CVE-2023-40309: Missing Authorization check in SAP CommonCryptoLib

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-09-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-863

Description

SAP CommonCryptoLib does not perform necessary authentication checks, which may result in missing or wrong authorization checks for an authenticated user, resulting in escalation of privileges. Depending on the application and the level of privileges acquired, an attacker could abuse functionality restricted to a particular user group as well as read, modify or delete restricted data.

Affected products

SAP_SE SAP CommonCryptoLib: 8.0.0
SAP Content Server: 6.50, 7.53, 7.54
SAP Extended Application Services And Runtime: 1.0
SAP SE SAP HANA Database: 2.0
SAP SE SAP Host Agent: 722
SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform: 7.22ext, kernel_7.22, kernel_7.53, kernel_7.54, kernel_7.77, kernel_7.85 (+11)
SAP NetWeaver AS Java: kernel_7.22, kernel_7.53, kernel_7.54, kernel_7.77, kernel_7.85, kernel_7.89 (+10)
SAP_SE SAPSSOEXT: 17.0
SAP_SE SAP Web Dispatcher: 7.22ext, 7.53, 7.54, 7.77, 7.85, 7.89

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