CVE-2023-40623
Arbitrary File Delete via Directory Junction in SAP BusinessObjects Suite(installer)
SAP BusinessObjects Suite Installer - version 420, 430, allows an attacker within the network to create a directory under temporary directory and link it to a directory with operating system files. On successful exploitation the attacker can delete all the operating system files causing a limited impact on integrity and completely compromising the availability of the system.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Arbitrary File Delete via Directory Junction in SAP BusinessObjects Suite(installer)
SAP BusinessObjects Suite Installer - version 420, 430, allows an attacker within the network to create a directory under temporary directory and link it to a directory with operating system files. On successful exploitation the attacker can delete all the operating system files causing a limited impact on integrity and completely compromising the availability of the system.
- Record
CVE-2023-40623- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1386
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-45179
SAP BusinessObjects Suite Installer - version 420, 430, allows an attacker within the network to create a directory under temporary directory and link it to a directory with operating system files. On successful exploitation the attacker can delete all the operating system files causing a limited impact on integrity and completely compromising the availability of the system.
- Record
EUVD-2023-45179- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hgv7-wrhw-7w24
SAP BusinessObjects Suite Installer - version 420, 430, allows an attacker within the network to...
SAP BusinessObjects Suite Installer - version 420, 430, allows an attacker within the network to create a directory under temporary directory and link it to a directory with operating system files. On successful exploitation the attacker can delete all the operating system files causing a limited impact on integrity and completely compromising the availability of the system.
- Record
GHSA-hgv7-wrhw-7w24- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1386
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
SAP BusinessObjects Suite Installer - version 420, 430, allows an attacker within the network to create a directory under temporary directory and link it to a directory with operating system files. On successful exploitation the attacker can delete all the operating system files causing a limited impact on integrity and completely compromising the availability of the system.
- Record
CVE-2023-40623- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1386
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-40623 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Sap Businessobjects, published September 12, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.