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CVE-2023-36923:
SAP PowerDesigner vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
SAP SQLA for PowerDesigner 17 bundled with SAP PowerDesigner 16.7 SP06 PL03 contains a high-severity code injection vulnerability (CVE-2023-36923). The vulnerability was discovered and reported by SAP SE, with the initial record created on June 27, 2023, and publicly disclosed in August 2023 (CVE Details).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (High) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code - 'Code Injection') (NVD).
Impact
A successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to control the behavior of the application, potentially compromising the system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability (SecurityWeek).
Mitigation and workarounds
SAP has released patches to address this vulnerability as part of their August 2023 Patch Tuesday updates. Users are recommended to upgrade to the latest version to patch the vulnerability (Cyber Security News).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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