CVE-2021-38163
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.369 · 99 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSadded 2022-06-09remediate by 2022-06-30
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-28
SAP NetWeaver Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability
SAP NetWeaver (Visual Composer 7.0 RT) versions - 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, without restriction, an attacker authenticated as a non-administrative user can upload a malicious file over a network and trigger its processing, which is capable of running operating system commands with the privilege of the Java Server process. These commands can be used to read or modify any information on the server or shut the server down making it unavailable.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.8–9.9
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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affected products (12)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3084487cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38163cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/SAP-multiple-vulnerabilities-of-September-2021-36390cnnvd
- https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=585106405cnnvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-38163cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021091412cnnvd
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3084487enisa_euvd
- https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=585106405enisa_euvd
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