CVE-2023-49577 — The SAP HCM (SMART PAYE solution) - versions S4HCMCIE 100, SAP_HRCIE 600, SAP_HR

The SAP HCM (SMART PAYE solution) - versions S4HCMCIE 100, SAP_HRCIE 600, SAP_HRCIE 604, SAP_HRCIE 608, does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. After successful exploitation, an attacker can cause limited impact

01What is this vulnerability?

The SAP HCM (SMART PAYE solution) - versions S4HCMCIE 100, SAP_HRCIE 600, SAP_HRCIE 604, SAP_HRCIE 608, does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. After successful exploitation, an attacker can cause limited impact on confidentiality and integrity of the application.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
SAP_SE	SAP HCM (SMART PAYE solution)	S4HCMCIE 100, SAP_HRCIE 600, SAP_HRCIE 604, SAP_HRCIE 608

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-12-12T01:04:03.771Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-02T22:01:25.526Z

09References

• me.sap.com — https://me.sap.com/notes/3217087
• www.sap.com — https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html