What is CVE-2023-37483?

CVE-2023-37483 is a critical-severity vulnerability in SAP Powerdesigner, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-08-08.

How severe is CVE-2023-37483?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in SAP Powerdesigner

CVE-2023-37483

SAP PowerDesigner - version 16.7, has improper access control which might allow an unauthenticated attacker to run arbitrary queries against the back-end database via Proxy.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2023-08-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.048 (91.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-21.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Powerdesigner — versions 16.7
SAP Se Powerdesigner — versions 16.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

me.sap.com/notes/3341460 (Permissions Required)
www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-37483?: CVE-2023-37483 is a critical-severity vulnerability in SAP Powerdesigner, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-08-08.
How severe is CVE-2023-37483?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.