RCE in SAP Powerdesigner
CVE-2023-40621
SAP PowerDesigner Client - version 16.7, allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject VBScript code in a document and have it opened by an unsuspecting user, to have it executed by the application on behalf of the user. The application has a security option to disable or prompt users before untrusted scripts are executed, but this is not set as default.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- SAP Powerdesigner — versions 16.7
- SAP Se Powerdesigner Client — versions 16.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html (Vendor Advisory)
- me.sap.com/notes/3357163 (Permissions Required)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-40621?
- CVE-2023-40621 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Powerdesigner, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-09-12.
- How severe is CVE-2023-40621?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.