CVE-2021-38163

9.9 CRITICAL CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: September 14, 2021 Modified: November 03, 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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3084487
Source: cna@sap.com
Permissions Required
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=585106405
Source: cna@sap.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3084487
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=585106405
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-38163
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

5 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.9 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
78.7%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2022-06-30

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

sap