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2 vulnerabilities found for SAP NetWeaver (Visual Composer 7.0 RT) by SAP SE
CVE-2021-38163 (GCVE-0-2021-38163)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2021-09-14 11:21 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:25Summary
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.
Severity
9.9 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- Unrestricted File Upload
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.acti… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3084487 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAP SE | SAP NetWeaver (Visual Composer 7.0 RT) |
Affected:
7.30
Affected: 7.31 Affected: 7.40 Affected: 7.50 |
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CVE-2021-38163 (GCVE-0-2021-38163)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-14 11:21 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:25Summary
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.
Severity
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SSVC
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Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- Unrestricted File Upload
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
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| URL | Tags |
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| https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.acti… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3084487 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Impacted products
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