CVE-2023-40621 describes a VBScript injection vulnerability in SAP PowerDesigner Client version 16.7. An unauthenticated attacker can embed malicious VBScript code within a document, which will execute when an unsuspecting user opens it, as the application's security option to disable or prompt for untrusted scripts is not enabled by default. With a CVSS score of 6.3 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, but could lead to limited impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The attack vector is network-based. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
16.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sap:powerdesigner:16.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.