CVE-2023-27269 CRITICAL

CVE-2023-27269: Directory Traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform

Vendor Sap
Product NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published March 14, 2023
Last update February 27, 2025
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CVSS base score

9.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform - versions 700, 701, 702, 731, 740, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757, 791, allows an attacker with non-administrative authorizations to exploit a directory traversal flaw in an available service to overwrite the system files.  In this attack, no data can be read but potentially critical OS files can be overwritten making the system unavailable.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 14, 2023 CVE published
February 27, 2025 Record updated