Skip to content
Noroxi
CVE-2023-0013· NVD / CVE Program· CNA sap

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform

The ABAP Keyword Documentation of SAP NetWeaver Application Server - versions 702, 731, 740, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757, for ABAP and ABAP Platform does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. On successful exploitation an attacker can cause limited impact on confidentiality and integrity of the application.

MediumCVSS 6.1 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jan 9, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 27th percentile
Follow this CVE

Sign in to follow · You’ll be notified if a followed record enters KEV, gets an exploit or is updated.

Report tools

JSON

Action score

24

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
6.1
CNA · sap
6.1
agree

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Noroxi analysis

No Noroxi analysis for this record yet

We don't hand-write analysis for the hundreds of thousands of vulnerabilities in the database; that wouldn't be honest. For notable, high-impact vulnerabilities our team writes the mechanism, detection and remediation steps.

We use this product, ask for help

Affected systems

VendorProduct
sapnetweaver application server abap

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • sap netweaver application server abap702
  • sap netweaver application server abap731
  • sap netweaver application server abap740
  • sap netweaver application server abap750
  • sap netweaver application server abap751
  • sap netweaver application server abap752
  • sap netweaver application server abap753
  • sap netweaver application server abap754
  • sap netweaver application server abap755
  • sap netweaver application server abap756
  • sap netweaver application server abap757

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (sap). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform

    • 702, 731, 740, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757affected

Same product

sap: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2026-0488Code Injection vulnerability in SAP CRM and SAP S/4HANA (Scripting Editor)
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2023-0014Capture-replay vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2021-40499Client-side printing services SAP Cloud Print Manager and SAPSprint for SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP - versions 7.70, 7.70 PI,
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2020-6275SAP Netweaver AS ABAP, versions 700, 701, 702, 710, 711, 730, 731, 740, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, are vulnerable for Server Side Request Forg
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2023-27501Directory Traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform
    38Monitor
  • CVE-2023-27269Directory Traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform
    38Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

—

Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

—

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

All records