CVE-2023-29186 Directory/Path Traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver.
An attacker with administrative privileges can exploit a path traversal flaw to overwrite critical OS files, causing system unavailability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-29186?
CVE-2023-29186 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Sap Netweaver, published on 11 Apr 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In SAP NetWeaver (BI CONT ADDON) - versions 707, 737, 747, 757, an attacker can exploit a directory traversal flaw in a report to upload and overwrite files on the SAP server. Data cannot be read but if a remote attacker has sufficient (administrative) privileges then potentially critical OS files can be overwritten making the system unavailable.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29186?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sap Netweaver.
How do I fix CVE-2023-29186?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29186 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2023-29186 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29186 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sap Netweaver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6j2v-3cg6-9w64.