Escalation of Privileges in SAP BTP Security Services Integration Library ([Python] cloud-pysec)
Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-749Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-269.
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01109 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed sap-xssec (SAP_SE): 4.1.0sap-xssec (PyPI): 4.1.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAP | sap-xssec | before 4.1.0 | 4.1.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | sap-xssec (PyPI) | before 4.1.0 | 4.1.0 | Patch available | GHSA-6mjg-37cp-42x5 |
- sap-xssec VendorSAP Affected before 4.1.0 Fixed in 4.1.0 Patch available CNA
- sap-xssec (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 4.1.0 Fixed in 4.1.0 Patch available GHSA-6mjg-37cp-42x5
Remediation
- Fix · CNA sap-xssec (SAP_SE) Fixed in 4.1.0
- Fix · GHSA-6mjg-37cp-42x5 sap-xssec (PyPI) Fixed in 4.1.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-50423
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6mjg-37cp-42x5
References
Advisory 5
- https://me.sap.com/notes/3411067
- https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html
- https://blogs.sap.com/2023/12/12/unveiling-critical-security-updates-sap-btp-security-note-3411067/
- https://github.com/SAP/cloud-pysec/security/advisories/GHSA-6mjg-37cp-42x5
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50423
Other 7
- https://pypi.org/project/sap-xssec/
- https://github.com/SAP/cloud-pysec/
- https://github.com/SAP/cloud-pysec/commit/d90c9e0733fa9af68bd8ea0b1cf023cf482163ef
- https://blogs.sap.com/2023/12/12/unveiling-critical-security-updates-sap-btp-security-note-3411067
- https://github.com/SAP/cloud-pysec
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/sap-xssec/PYSEC-2023-261.yaml
- https://pypi.org/project/sap-xssec
Sources
- CVE-2023-50423 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-50423 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6mjg-37cp-42x5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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