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GHSA-6MJG-37CP-42X5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-13 13:34 – Updated: 2024-09-30 19:44

Summary

Improper Privilege Management in sap-xssec

Details

Impact

SAP BTP Security Services Integration Library ([Python] sap-xssec) allows under certain conditions an escalation of privileges. On successful exploitation, an unauthenticated attacker can obtain arbitrary permissions within the application.

Patches

Upgrade to patched version >= 4.1.0 We always recommend to upgrade to the latest released version.

Workarounds

No workarounds

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50423

Severity

9.1 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

9.3 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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      },
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            }
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        }
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  ],
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      "CWE-269"
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-12-13T13:34:36Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n\nSAP BTP Security Services Integration Library ([Python] sap-xssec) allows under certain conditions an escalation of privileges. On successful exploitation, an unauthenticated attacker can obtain arbitrary permissions within the application.\n\n### Patches\nUpgrade to patched version \u003e= 4.1.0\nWe always recommend to upgrade to the latest released version.\n\n### Workarounds\nNo workarounds\n\n### References\nhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50423\n",
  "id": "GHSA-6mjg-37cp-42x5",
  "modified": "2024-09-30T19:44:11Z",
  "published": "2023-12-13T13:34:36Z",
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://pypi.org/project/sap-xssec"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html"
    }
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    }
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}

CVE-2023-50423 (GCVE-0-2023-50423)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-12 01:52 – Updated: 2026-02-25 16:34

Title

Escalation of Privileges in SAP BTP Security Services Integration Library ([Python] cloud-pysec)

Summary

SAP BTP Security Services Integration Library ([Python] sap-xssec) - versions < 4.1.0, allow under certain conditions an escalation of privileges. On successful exploitation, an unauthenticated attacker can obtain arbitrary permissions within the application.

Severity

9.1 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2023-12-14 05:00 UTC

CWE

CWE-749 - Exposed Dangerous Method or Function

Assigner

sap mitre root

References

6 references

URL	Tags
https://me.sap.com/notes/3411067	vendor-advisory
https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-16…
https://pypi.org/project/sap-xssec/
https://blogs.sap.com/2023/12/12/unveiling-critic…
https://github.com/SAP/cloud-pysec/security/advis…	vendor-advisory
https://github.com/SAP/cloud-pysec/

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
SAP_SE	sap-xssec	Affected: < 4.1.0

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PYSEC-2023-261

Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2023-12-12 02:15 - Updated: 2024-09-29 00:37

Details

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Impacted products

Name	purl
sap-xssec	pkg:pypi/sap-xssec

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        "2.0.11",
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Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-6MJG-37CP-42X5

Impact

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References

CVE-2023-50423 (GCVE-0-2023-50423)

PYSEC-2023-261

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