Advisory

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SAP Note 3595156 was released on 08.07.2025 and deals with "[CVE-2025-42970] Directory Traversal vulnerability in SAPCAR" within SAPCAR. We advice you to follow the instructions, to resolve directory traversal (write) with a medium potential for exploitation in component BC-INS-TLS.

According to SAP Security Advisory team a workaround does not exist. It is advisable to implement the correction as monthly patch process.

Risk specification

SAPCAR allows an authenticated attacker to write files to arbitrary directories, potentially leading to unauthorized modification of file contents or alteration of system behavior.

Solution

With this fix, SAPCAR now performs strict validation of file paths during archive extraction to prevent unauthorized file writes.

The advisory is valid for

SAP_CAR 7.22EXT ³
SAP_CAR 7.53 ³

Releated advisories

8.7 [CVE-2023-29186] Directory Traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver ( BI CONT ADD ON)

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Notifications

Affected system SAPCAR

CVSS 5.8

Component BC-INS-TLS

Patch Day2025-07

Released on2025/07/08

SAP Note 3595156

Workaround No

Advisory

Risk specification

Solution

Disclaimer

_{Affected system}
SAPCAR

_CVSS
5.8

_Component
BC-INS-TLS

_{Patch Day}
2025-07

_{Released
on}
2025/07/08

_{SAP Note}
3595156

_Workaround
No