CVE-2023-40621
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.029 · 87 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
SAP PowerDesigner Client - version 16.7, allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject VBScript code in a document and have it opened by an unsuspecting user, to have it executed by the application on behalf of the user. The application has a security option to disable or prompt users before untrusted scripts are executed, but this is not set as default.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-2309SAP Patchday September 2023Deutsch2023-09-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in SAP Software ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen oder manipulieren, einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-40621/cnnvd
- https://me.sap.com/notes/3357163cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/SAP-multiple-vulnerabilities-of-September-2023-42256cnnvd
- https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.htmlcnnvd
- https://me.sap.com/notes/3357163enisa_euvd
- https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://me.sap.com/notes/3357163Permissions Requirednvd
- https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.htmlVendor Advisorynvd
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