CVE-2023-27270 Denial of Service (DoS) in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform

Medium 6.5 Published 14 Mar 2023 Updated 27 Feb 2025

Authenticated non-admin users can cause denial of service in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP by crafting specific requests that exhaust server resources.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-27270?

CVE-2023-27270 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sap Netweaver Application Server Abap, published on 14 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform - versions 700, 701, 702, 731, 740, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757, 791, has multiple vulnerabilities in a class for test purposes in which an attacker authenticated as a non-administrative user can craft a request with certain parameters, which will consume the server's resources sufficiently to make it unavailable. There is no ability to view or modify any information.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27270?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Netweaver Application Server Abap.

How do I fix CVE-2023-27270?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27270 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2023-27270 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27270 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Sap Netweaver Application Server Abap vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v889-jqhm-9wff.