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GHSA-PX4V-WJ8P-CQ36

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:14 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:32

Details

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 ?

8.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2021-38163 (GCVE-0-2021-38163)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-14 11:21 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:25

Summary

Severity ?

9.9 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

Unrestricted File Upload

Assigner

sap

References

URL

Tags

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	https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3084487	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

	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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Sightings

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-PX4V-WJ8P-CQ36

CVE-2021-38163 (GCVE-0-2021-38163)

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