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CVE-2023-40623 — SAP BusinessObjects Suite Installer - version 420, 430, allows an attacker withi

SAP BusinessObjects Suite Installer - version 420, 430, allows an attacker within the network to create a directory under temporary directory and link it to a directory with operating system files. On successful exploitation the attacker can delete all the operating system files

CVSS
6.2 MEDIUM
EPSS
15.00% (top 64.20%)
CWE
CWE-1386
Published
2023-09-12T02:02:38.194Z
Last modified
2024-09-25T15:28:05.273Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H

01What is this vulnerability?

SAP BusinessObjects Suite Installer - version 420, 430, allows an attacker within the network to create a directory under temporary directory and link it to a directory with operating system files. On successful exploitation the attacker can delete all the operating system files causing a limited impact on integrity and completely compromising the availability of the system.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
SAP_SESAP BusinessObjects Suite (Installer)420, 430

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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