Directory Traversal in SAPRSBRO Enables System File Overwrite
CVE-2023-27500 Published on March 14, 2023

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

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-27500 is exploitable 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-2023-27500 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.

Products Associated with CVE-2023-27500

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SAP Netweaver Application Server Abap

Affected Versions

NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform (SAPRSBRO Program):

Version 700 is affected.
Version 701 is affected.
Version 702 is affected.
Version 731 is affected.
Version 740 is affected.
Version 750 is affected.
Version 751 is affected.
Version 752 is affected.
Version 753 is affected.
Version 754 is affected.
Version 755 is affected.
Version 756 is affected.
Version 757 is affected.

sap netweaver_application_server_abap:

Version 700 is affected.
Version 701 is affected.
Version 702 is affected.
Version 731 is affected.
Version 740 is affected.
Version 750 is affected.
Version 751 is affected.
Version 752 is affected.
Version 753 is affected.
Version 754 is affected.
Version 755 is affected.
Version 756 is affected.
Version 757 is affected.

Exploit Probability

EPSS

0.46%

Percentile

63.47%

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.