---
id: CVE-2023-50423
aliases:
  - GHSA-6mjg-37cp-42x5
  - PYSEC-2023-261
title: Improper Privilege Management in sap-xssec
summary: Improper Privilege Management in sap-xssec
severity: critical
cvss: 9.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
vendor: sap-xssec
product: sap-xssec
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - sap-xssec < 4.1.0
patched:
  - sap-xssec 4.1.0
published: '2023-12-13'
updated: '2026-07-08'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-6mjg-37cp-42x5'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/SAP/cloud-pysec/security/advisories/GHSA-6mjg-37cp-42x5'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50423'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/SAP/cloud-pysec/commit/d90c9e0733fa9af68bd8ea0b1cf023cf482163ef
  - url: >-
      https://blogs.sap.com/2023/12/12/unveiling-critical-security-updates-sap-btp-security-note-3411067
  - url: 'https://github.com/SAP/cloud-pysec'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/sap-xssec/PYSEC-2023-261.yaml
  - url: 'https://me.sap.com/notes/3411067'
  - url: 'https://pypi.org/project/sap-xssec'
  - url: >-
      https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.01109
epssPercentile: 0.64414
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:46.492Z'
---

## Overview

### Impact

SAP BTP Security Services Integration Library ([Python] sap-xssec) allows under certain conditions an escalation of privileges. On successful exploitation, an unauthenticated attacker can obtain arbitrary permissions within the application.

### Patches
Upgrade to patched version >= 4.1.0
We always recommend to upgrade to the latest released version.

### Workarounds
No workarounds

### References
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50423


## Affected packages

- `sap-xssec < 4.1.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `sap-xssec 4.1.0`