# CVE-2023-33989: Directory Traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver (BI CONT ADD ON)

> An attacker with non-administrative access can exploit a directory traversal flaw to overwrite system files, potentially leading to system compromise.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 23 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xhp3-g75g-8f9j

## What is CVE-2023-33989?

CVE-2023-33989 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver (BI CONT ADD ON), published on 11 Jul 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An attacker with non-administrative authorizations in SAP NetWeaver (BI CONT ADD ON) - versions 707, 737, 747, 757, can exploit a directory traversal flaw to over-write system files. Data from confidential files cannot be read but potentially some OS files can be over-written leading to system compromise.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33989?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Netweaver Bi Content.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-33989?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33989 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-33989 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33989 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-33989 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-33989 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver (BI CONT ADD ON), published on 11 Jul 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33989 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver (BI CONT ADD ON). 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-2023-33989/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33989/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33989
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33989
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33989

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33989/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.