Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify SAP BTP app using Approuter < 23.0.0
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DeliveryCraft malicious authentication flow URL with attacker-controlled identity state
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ExploitDeliver link via phishing or social engineering
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ExecutionVictim clicks link and completes authentication flow
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PersistApprouter binds victim session to attacker-controlled identity
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ImpactAttacker gains indirect control over victim application session
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Anti-CSRF tokens, SameSite cookies
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | All deployments of SAP Approuter Node.js package versions prior to 23.0.0 are affected by default, as CSRF protection on the authentication flow is not enforced unless manually configured. The attacker requires no authentication and no special privileges (PR:N per CVSS), but must successfully trick the victim into clicking a crafted link (UI:R), making social engineering or phishing a hard prerequisite. The victim does not need to be previously authenticated; the attack targets the login/authentication initiation flow itself. Exploitation is strictly bounded to an integrity impact - specifically, session binding to an attacker-controlled identity - with no confidentiality or availability consequences. Deployments where CSRF protection has been explicitly enabled in the Approuter configuration prior to upgrading are not vulnerable. Deployments isolated from external users (internal enterprise portals with no external link delivery vector) face negligible realistic risk. |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.3 medium score is internally consistent: the network vector (AV:N) and low complexity (AC:L) indicate ease of reach, while the required user interaction (UI:R) and limited integrity-only impact (I:L, C:N, A:N) appropriately constrain the score. No EPSS score was provided in the intelligence data, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified. The absence from CISA KEV and lack of any reported POC suggest this is not being actively mass-exploited at time of analysis. The practical risk is highest in public-facing SAP BTP deployments where external users receive links from untrusted parties, as the attack depends entirely on social engineering. Internal-only deployments with controlled user populations face significantly lower realistic risk despite the same CVSS score. No conflicting signals were detected - the CVSS vector, description, and CWE are coherent. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker identifies a public-facing SAP BTP application whose Approuter component is running a version prior to 23.0.0, then crafts a malicious URL pointing to the Approuter's authentication initiation or callback endpoint with manipulated OAuth state or identity parameters under the attacker's control. The attacker delivers this link to a target user via phishing email or a compromised web page; when the victim clicks the link and completes the authentication interaction, their session becomes bound to the attacker-controlled identity, giving the attacker indirect influence over the victim's application session. No public proof-of-concept has been reported, but the Login CSRF attack pattern against OAuth flows is well-documented and reproducible by a moderately skilled attacker. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 11, 2026
Login CSRF in SAP Approuter (SAP Business AI Platform, Node.js package < 23.0.0) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bind a victim's session to an attacker-controlled identity by tricking the victim into following a crafted link targeting the unprotected authentication flow. The missing CSRF enforcement is a default configuration gap, not a non-default edge case - all deployments running the affected package version are exposed unless they have manually enabled CSRF protection. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis and no CISA KEV listing exists; EPSS data was not provided.
RemediationAI
Upgrade the SAP Approuter Node.js package to version 23.0.0 or later, which enforces CSRF protection on the authentication flow by default. The fix is documented in SAP Security Note 3786038 (https://me.sap.com/notes/3786038) and announced on SAP Security Patch Day (https://url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday). Where immediate package upgrade is not possible, a compensating control is to manually enable CSRF token validation in the Approuter configuration if the version supports it - consult the Approuter documentation for the csrf configuration option. Additionally, restricting the Approuter's authentication endpoints to trusted network segments or enforcing referrer/origin header validation at a reverse proxy layer can reduce exploitability, though these controls do not eliminate the root cause and may break legitimate deep-linking scenarios.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
SAP Approuter is a Node.js package (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:sap_se:sap_business_ai_platform_(approuter)) that acts as the single entry point for SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) application routing, handling OAuth 2.0 / OIDC authentication flows on behalf of downstream microservices. CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) describes the failure to validate that a state-changing request was intentionally initiated by the legitimate user's browser. In this specific instance the vulnerability is a Login CSRF (sometimes called session fixation via CSRF): because the Approuter does not validate a CSRF token during the authentication callback or initiation endpoint, an attacker can pre-craft or replay authentication flow requests. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U confirms the attack is network-reachable with no special complexity or privileges, but does require the victim to follow a malicious link. The scope remains unchanged (S:U), meaning the impact is confined to the vulnerable system's session context.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Aligns with vendor vector; network-reachable with no privilege or complexity barrier, victim click required, scope unchanged, integrity-only limited impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (sap).
CVSS VectorVendor: sap
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
SAP Approuter does not enforce cross-site request forgery protection on the authentication flow by default. An unauthenticated attacker could craft a malicious link and trick a victim into following it. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to bind the victim's session to an attacker-controlled identity, resulting in a low impact on integrity. There is no impact on confidentiality and availability.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.
EUVD-2026-55887
GHSA-397p-hh8q-gwmh
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