CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-33989

HighCVSS 8.7
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.81%

52th percentile - higher than 52% of all known CVEs

Summary

An attacker with non-administrative authorizations in SAP NetWeaver (BI CONT ADD ON) - versions 707, 737, 747, 757 can exploit a directory traversal flaw to overwrite system files. While data from confidential files cannot be read, there is a risk of overwriting some OS files, potentially leading to system compromise.

Risk Assessment

The organization may face serious security threats as overwriting system files can lead to loss of system integrity and potential data loss.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update SAP NetWeaver to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized changes to system files.

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Original NVD description (English source)

An attacker with non-administrative authorizations in SAP NetWeaver (BI CONT ADD ON) - versions 707, 737, 747, 757, can exploit a directory traversal flaw to over-write system files. Data from confidential files cannot be read but potentially some OS files can be over-written leading to system compromise.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS