CVE-2023-40621 (GCVE-0-2023-40621)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-12 02:10 – Updated: 2024-09-25 15:25
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Code Injection vulnerability in SAP PowerDesigner Client
Summary
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.
Severity
6.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-25 15:03 UTC
CWE
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
2 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAP_SE | SAP PowerDesigner Client |
Affected:
16.7
|
guessed |
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