CVE-2023-37483Network attack vector

Unauthenticated database queries via missing proxy checks

Published Aug 8, 2023 · Updated Oct 10, 2024

Missing authentication in SAP PowerDesigner 16.7 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary queries against a back-end database via Proxy. The PowerDesigner Proxy accepts database-query requests without performing the required authentication and authorization checks before forwarding them to the repository database. Network reachability to the configured Proxy is sufficient; successful exploitation permits reading, changing, or deleting repository data within the Proxy database account privileges.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability4.78%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authentication in SAP PowerDesigner 16.7 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary queries against a back-end database via Proxy. The PowerDesigner Proxy accepts database-query requests without performing the required authentication and authorization checks before forwarding them to the repository database. Network reachability to the configured Proxy is sufficient; successful exploitation permits reading, changing, or deleting repository data within the Proxy database account privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-37483
Published
Aug 8, 2023
Updated
Oct 10, 2024
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
SAP PowerDesigner
Classifications
CWE-306, T1210
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 8, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 10, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=16.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

SAP SE · SAP PowerDesignerversion=16.7

Published CVSS scores

9.8SAP SECVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function
T1210Exploitation of Remote Services

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