Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-33989

High

Published: 11 July 2023

Published
11 July 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 8.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0026 50.0th percentile
Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-33989 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Sap Netweaver Bi Content. Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 50.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

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…

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can be over-written leading to system compromise.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

sap
netweaver bi content
707, 737, 747, 757

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-22

Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.

References