Vulnerability · Published Mar 14, 2023 · Assigned by sap

CVE-2023-27501Directory Traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform

High 8.7

In plain English

A high-severity path traversal in NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform from SAP. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 62% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 37.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform - versions 700, 701, 702, 731, 740, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757, 791, allows an attacker to exploit insufficient validation of path information provided by users, thus exploiting a directory traversal flaw in an available service to delete system files. In this attack, no data can be read but potentially critical OS files can be deleted making the system unavailable, causing significant impact on both availability and integrity

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform 700701702731740750751752

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

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