Security Resilience

CVE-2023-39439

Sap Commerce Hycom 2105 … 2205

Published
08 August 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0071 53th percentile
Risk Priority 65 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2023-39439 is a high-severity Empty Password in Configuration File (CWE-258) vulnerability in Sap Commerce Hycom. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Security Account Manager (T1003.002); ranked in the top 47% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A07:2025 Authentication Failures

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

SAP Commerce Cloud may accept an empty passphrase for user ID and passphrase authentication, allowing users to log into the system without a passphrase.

CWE(s)
CWE-258

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1003.002 Security Account Manager Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to extract credential material from the Security Account Manager (SAM) database either through in-memory techniques or through the Windows Registry where the SAM database is stored.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.004 LSA Secrets Credential Access
Adversaries with SYSTEM access to a host may attempt to access Local Security Authority (LSA) secrets, which can contain a variety of different credential materials, such as credentials for service accounts.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.006 DCSync Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access credentials and other sensitive information by abusing a Windows Domain Controller's application programming interface (API)(Citation: Microsoft DRSR Dec 2017) (Citation: Microsoft GetNCCChanges) (Citati…
attack.mitre.org →
T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may look for details about the network configuration and settings, such as IP and/or MAC addresses, of systems they access or through information discovery of remote systems.
attack.mitre.org →
T1018 Remote System Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of other systems by IP address, hostname, or other logical identifier on a network that may be used for Lateral Movement from the current system.
attack.mitre.org →
T1020.001 Traffic Duplication Exfiltration
Adversaries may leverage traffic mirroring in order to automate data exfiltration over compromised infrastructure.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-37486Same product: Sap Commerce Cloud
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CVE-2026-24321Same product: Sap Commerce Cloud
CVE-2026-23684Same product: Sap Commerce Cloud
CVE-2024-33003Same product: Sap Commerce Cloud
CVE-2019-0344Same product: Sap Commerce Cloud
CVE-2025-9276Shared CWE-258
CVE-2024-28744Shared CWE-258
CVE-2025-4395Shared CWE-258
CVE-2025-15679Shared CWE-258

Affected Assets

sap
commerce cloud
2211
sap
commerce hycom
2105, 2205

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 6 hardening rules · 3 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

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Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.AA-03 partial match
blocks

Password-strength policy enforcement directly blocks empty passwords while authentication covers far more than credential storage.

PR.PS-01 partial match
blocks

Hardened configuration baselines and reviews prevent empty-password settings, yet configuration management addresses many other settings beyond credentials.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.5.17 Authentication information partial match
blocks

Requires secure handling and protection of authentication credentials, directly addressing empty passwords in config files.

A.7.3 Securing offices, rooms and facilities partial match
removes
A.8.19 Installation of software on operational systems partial match
removes
A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
blocks

Secure development lifecycle includes controls that should prevent shipping empty passwords in configuration artifacts.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
removes
A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
removes

Hardening callouts derived

Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (higher-evidence rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).

Oracle Linux 8 (2 rules)
  • V-248715 OL 8 must not allow blank or null passwords in the system-auth file. blocks CWE-258
  • V-248716 OL 8 must not allow blank or null passwords in the password-auth file. blocks CWE-258
Oracle Linux 9 (2 rules)
  • V-271634 OL 9 must not allow blank or null passwords. blocks CWE-258
  • V-271706 OL 9 SSHD must not allow blank passwords. blocks CWE-258
RHEL 7 (2 rules)
  • V-204424 The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not allow accounts configured with blank or null passwords. blocks CWE-258
  • V-204425 The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the SSH daemon does not allow authentication using an empty password. blocks CWE-258

References