CVE-2023-37484Network attack vector

Password-hash disclosure via client-side login comparison

Published Aug 8, 2023 · Updated Oct 10, 2024

Information disclosure in SAP PowerDesigner 16.7 allows remote attackers to access backend password hashes through an unauthenticated login attempt. During login, the client queries every password hash from the repository database and compares each hash with the supplied password in client memory. No account or user interaction is required, and the disclosed material is limited to password hashes exposed in the client process.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability1.98%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in SAP PowerDesigner 16.7 allows remote attackers to access backend password hashes through an unauthenticated login attempt. During login, the client queries every password hash from the repository database and compares each hash with the supplied password in client memory. No account or user interaction is required, and the disclosed material is limited to password hashes exposed in the client process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-37484
Published
Aug 8, 2023
Updated
Oct 10, 2024
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
SAP PowerDesigner
Classifications
CWE-327, T1555
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

5.3SAP SECVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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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-327Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
T1555Credentials from Password Stores

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