CVE-2023-27500: sap netweaver_application_server_abap Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-27500 is a critical (CVSS 9.6) Path Traversal vulnerability in sap netweaver_application_server_abap. EPSS estimates a 0.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 14-03-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 02-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An attacker with non-administrative authorizations can exploit a directory traversal flaw in program SAPRSBRO to over-write system files. In this attack, no data can be read but potentially critical OS files can be over-written making the system unavailable.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.