SAP NetWeaver: Directory Traversal Enables OS File Overwrite
CVE-2023-27269 Published on March 14, 2023

Directory Traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform
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.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-27269 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?

The software 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 software 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.

CVE-2023-27269 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.


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Affected Versions

SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.40%
Percentile
60.50%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.