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vulnerability

SAP NetWeaver: CVE-2021-38163: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Apr 24, 2025
Added
May 12, 2025
Modified
May 12, 2025

Description

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.

Solution

sap-netweaver-upgrade-latest
Title
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