CVE-2023-36923

Code Injection vulnerability in SAP PowerDesigner

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Published Aug 8, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

SAP_SE

SAP PowerDesigner

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`16.7`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sap:powerdesigner:16.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-40843	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.218% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://me.sap.com/notes/3341599
https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html

History

Jul 15, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.0006}`	epss `{'score': 0.00064}`

Oct 11, 2024 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Sap Powerdesigner

Weaknesses

CWE-94

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 10, 2024, 7:03 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: sap
Published: Aug 8, 2023, 12:36 AM
Updated: Oct 10, 2024, 7:03 PM
Reserved: Jun 27, 2023, 9:23 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:01 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:01 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:07 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 8, 2023, 1:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:07 AM

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