TI-2023-21414 Aliases CVE-2023-40621 GHSA-h8m5-rv6r-f3vq

Code Injection vulnerability in SAP PowerDesigner Client

LOW 33CWE-94Published 2023-09-12 · Updated 2024-09-25

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.02894 87th 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: Partial

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	SAP PowerDesigner Client	16.7	—	No fix listed	CNA

SAP PowerDesigner Client VendorSAP Affected 16.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:sap:powerdesigner:16.7:::::::*	16.7	Vulnerable	SAP

cpe:2.3:a:sap:powerdesigner:16.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.7 Vulnerable ·SAP

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-40621
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h8m5-rv6r-f3vq

References

Advisory 1

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

Other 1

https://me.sap.com/notes/3357163

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Sources

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