CVE-2023-40308
Memory Corruption vulnerability in SAP CommonCryptoLib
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 53rd percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
SAP CommonCryptoLib allows an unauthenticated attacker to craft a request, which when submitted to an open port causes a memory corruption error in a library which in turn causes the target component to crash making it unavailable. There is no ability to view or modify any information.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.8% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 53rd percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
6 events over 1017 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- commoncryptolibSecurity Products / pki-crypto
- content serverEnterprise Software / document-mgmt
- extended application services and runtimeEnterprise Software / erp
- HANA DatabaseDatabases / relational
- host agentEnterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
- netweaver application server abapEnterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
- netweaver application server javaEnterprise Software
- SAPSSOEXTEnterprise Software
- SAP CommonCryptoLibOSS Libraries / generic-library
- SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP, SAP NetWeaver AS Java and ABAP Platform of S/4HANA on-premiseEnterprise Software / erp
- SAP Web DispatcherEnterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
- SAP Content ServerEnterprise Software / document-mgmt
- SAP HANA DatabaseDatabases / data-warehouse-analytics
- SAP Host AgentEnterprise Software / erp
- SAP Extended Application Services and Runtime (XSA)Enterprise Software / erp
- SAPSSOEXTEnterprise Software
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Scored 7.5 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Initial AccessT1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationhigh confidence
- Privilege EscalationT1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationhigh confidence
Sources
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