SAP October 2023 Security Patch Day

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  • 254/2023
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SAP has released security updates to address several vulnerabilities affecting multiple products.

SAP has released a patch that fixes several vulnerabilities affecting multiple SAP products such as SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, SAP PowerDesigner Client, SAP NetWeaverAS Java, SAP Business One (B1i) and SAP S/4HANA Core, S/4HANA (Manage Withholding Tax Items), SAP NetWeaver AS for Java (Log Viewer).

The attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to obtain information, perform cross-site scripting, or cause a denial of service attack.

Sample of the addressed vulnerabilities:

1. Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence (CVE-2023-42474):

  • CVSS: 6.8
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Consequences: Cross-site Scripting

2. Missing XML Validation Vulnerability in SAP PowerDesigner Client (BPMN2 import) (CVE-2023-40310):

  • CVSS: 6.5
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Consequences: Denial of Service
Vulnerabilities

SAP Security Patch Day October 2023

Mitigations

The enterprise should deploy this patch as soon as the testing phase is completed.

SAP Security Patch Day October 2023

References

SAP Security Patch Day October 2023