# CVE-2025-42883: Insecure File Operations vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP (Migration Workbench)

> Administrative users can upload malicious files to SAP NetWeaver ABAP Migration Workbench because malware scanning is bypassed, compromising application integrity.

- **Severity:** Low 2.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Nov 2025
- **Updated:** 12 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q3x8-qp66-f6pf

## What is CVE-2025-42883?

CVE-2025-42883 is a low-severity vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP (Migration Workbench), published on 11 Nov 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Migration Workbench (DX Workbench) in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP fails to trigger a malware scan when an attacker with administrative privileges uploads files to the application server. An attacker could leverage this and upload a malicious file into the system. This results in a low impact on the integrity of the application.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-42883?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-42883?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-42883 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-42883 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-42883 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-42883 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-42883 is a low-severity vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP (Migration Workbench), published on 11 Nov 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-42883 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP (Migration Workbench). 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-2025-42883/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-42883/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-42883
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-42883
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-42883

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-42883/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.