# CVE-2023-36923: Code Injection vulnerability in SAP PowerDesigner

> A local attacker can execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious library, allowing them to control the application's behavior.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 10 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9vxj-c3q7-v3p8

## What is CVE-2023-36923?

CVE-2023-36923 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP PowerDesigner, published on 8 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP SQLA for PowerDesigner 17 bundled with SAP PowerDesigner 16.7 SP06 PL03, allows an attacker with local access to the system, to place a malicious library, that can be executed by the application. An attacker could thereby control the behavior of the application.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36923?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Powerdesigner.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-36923?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-36923 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-36923 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36923 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP_SE SAP PowerDesigner

- [CVE-2023-37483](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37483/): Improper Access Control Vulnerabilities in SAP PowerDesigner (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-40310](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40310/): Missing XML Validation vulnerability in SAP PowerDesigner Client BPMN2 import (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-40621](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40621/): Code Injection vulnerability in SAP PowerDesigner Client (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-37484](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37484/): Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities in SAP PowerDesigner (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-36923 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-36923 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP PowerDesigner, published on 8 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36923 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP PowerDesigner. 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-2023-36923/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36923/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36923
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36923
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36923

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36923/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.