# CVE-2021-38163

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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2021-38163
- CVSS: 9.9
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-06-09; CISA due date 2022-06-30
- EPSS: 36.90% (percentile 98.5)
- Unvetted proof-of-concept code on GitHub: 2 GitHub proofs of concept (first 2022-09-10)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-01-29)
- Weakness: CWE-22
- Published: 2021-09-14

## Affected versions

- SAP SE SAP NetWeaver (Visual Composer 7.0 RT): affected 7.30; 7.31; 7.40; 7.50

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=585106405
- [other] https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3084487
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-38163

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