CVE-2023-29186Network attack vector

Administrative file overwrite via report path traversal

Published Apr 11, 2023 · Updated Feb 7, 2025

Path traversal in SAP NetWeaver BI Content Add-On versions 707, 737, 747, and 757 allows remote authenticated users to overwrite server files. The RSXSA_FILE_UPLOAD_DOWNLOAD report fails to confine a supplied upload path to its intended directory and writes attacker-controlled content outside that directory. Administrative privileges are required; critical operating-system files can be replaced, rendering the server unavailable, but the flaw does not disclose data.

CVSS severity8.7
High
EPSS probability23.04%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in SAP NetWeaver BI Content Add-On versions 707, 737, 747, and 757 allows remote authenticated users to overwrite server files. The RSXSA_FILE_UPLOAD_DOWNLOAD report fails to confine a supplied upload path to its intended directory and writes attacker-controlled content outside that directory. Administrative privileges are required; critical operating-system files can be replaced, rendering the server unavailable, but the flaw does not disclose data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-29186
Published
Apr 11, 2023
Updated
Feb 7, 2025
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
SAP NetWeaver BI Content Add-On
Classifications
CWE-22, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 11, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 7, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=707
  2. Affected versionversion=737
  3. Affected versionversion=747
  4. Affected versionversion=757

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

SAP SE · SAP NetWeaver BI Content Add-Onversion=707; version=737; version=747; version=757

Published CVSS scores

8.7SAP SECVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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