Is CVE-2023-40623 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-40623 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-40623?

CVE-2023-40623 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-40623?

CVE-2023-40623 has an EPSS score of 0.37% (29th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2023-40623?

No published fix for CVE-2023-40623 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-40623

MEDIUM

6.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-1386

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.37%probability of exploitation in 30 days

29thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 29% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

sap.com

Other references1

me.sap.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.