# CVE-2023-32111: Memory Corruption vulnerability in SAP PowerDesigner (Proxy)

> A remote attacker can crash the SAP PowerDesigner proxy server by sending a crafted request, causing a denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 May 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r29g-fqgc-cccr

## What is CVE-2023-32111?

CVE-2023-32111 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP PowerDesigner (Proxy), published on 9 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In SAP PowerDesigner (Proxy) - version 16.7, an attacker can send a crafted request from a remote host to the proxy machine and crash the proxy server, due to faulty implementation of memory management causing a memory corruption. This leads to a high impact on availability of the application.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32111?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Powerdesigner Proxy.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-32111?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-32111 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-32111 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32111 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP_SE SAP PowerDesigner (Proxy)

- [CVE-2022-31590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31590/): Privilege escalation in SAP PowerDesigner Proxy 16.7 (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-32111 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-32111 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP PowerDesigner (Proxy), published on 9 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32111 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP PowerDesigner (Proxy). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32111/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32111/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32111
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32111
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32111

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32111/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.