TI-2023-12229 Aliases CVE-2023-27501 GHSA-7f7j-cqf9-c9h2

Directory Traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform

MEDIUM 45CWE-22Published 2023-03-14 · Updated 2025-02-27

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform - versions 700, 701, 702, 731, 740, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757, 791, allows an attacker to exploit insufficient validation of path information provided by users, thus exploiting a directory traversal flaw in an available service to delete system files. In this attack, no data can be read but potentially critical OS files can be deleted making the system unavailable, causing significant impact on both availability and integrity

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00974 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
SAP	NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform	700; 701; 702; 731; 740; 750; 751; 752; 753; 754; 755; 756; 757; 791	—	No fix listed	CNA

NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform VendorSAP Affected 700; 701; 702; 731; 740; 750; 751; 752; 753; 754; 755; 756; 757; 791 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 14

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:700:::::::*	700	Vulnerable	SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:701:::::::*	701	Vulnerable	SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:702:::::::*	702	Vulnerable	SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:731:::::::*	731	Vulnerable	SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:740:::::::*	740	Vulnerable	SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:750:::::::*	750	Vulnerable	SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:751:::::::*	751	Vulnerable	SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:752:::::::*	752	Vulnerable	SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:753:::::::*	753	Vulnerable	SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:754:::::::*	754	Vulnerable	SAP

cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:700:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 700 Vulnerable ·SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:701:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 701 Vulnerable ·SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:702:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 702 Vulnerable ·SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:731:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 731 Vulnerable ·SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:740:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 740 Vulnerable ·SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:750:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 750 Vulnerable ·SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:751:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 751 Vulnerable ·SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:752:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 752 Vulnerable ·SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:753:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 753 Vulnerable ·SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:754:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 754 Vulnerable ·SAP

Show 4 more CPE

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:755:::::::*	755	Vulnerable	SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:756:::::::*	756	Vulnerable	SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:757:::::::*	757	Vulnerable	SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:791:::::::*	791	Vulnerable	SAP

cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:755:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 755 Vulnerable ·SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:756:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 756 Vulnerable ·SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:757:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 757 Vulnerable ·SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_abap:791:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 791 Vulnerable ·SAP

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-27501
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7f7j-cqf9-c9h2

References

Advisory 1

https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html

Other 1

https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3294954

TI-2022-06811 SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP, SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java, ABAP… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2023-21149 Missing Authorization check in SAP CommonCryptoLib CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-12228 Directory Traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
TI-2021-19921 Code injection in SAP ABAP Server & ABAP Platform CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-09062 Improper authentication in SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-05129 Server-side request forgery in SAP Netweaver AS ABAP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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