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TI-2021-15842 Aliases CVE-2021-38163GHSA-px4v-wj8p-cq36

Path traversal in SAP NetWeaver

Priority CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildCWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-06-09CISA due date 2022-06-30
EPSS 0.36898 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SAPSAP NetWeaver (Visual Composer 7.0 RT)7.30; 7.31; 7.40; 7.50—No fix listedCNA
  • SAP NetWeaver (Visual Composer 7.0 RT) VendorSAP Affected 7.30; 7.31; 7.40; 7.50 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver:7.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.30VulnerableSAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver:7.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.31VulnerableSAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver:7.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.40VulnerableSAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver:7.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.50VulnerableSAP
  • cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver:7.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.30 Vulnerable ·SAP
  • cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver:7.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.31 Vulnerable ·SAP
  • cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver:7.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.40 Vulnerable ·SAP
  • cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver:7.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.50 Vulnerable ·SAP

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2022-06-09 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-38163
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-px4v-wj8p-cq36

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2025-22522 Missing Authorization check in SAP NetWeaver (Visual Composer development server) KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-27866 Insecure Deserialization in SAP NetWeaver (Visual Composer development server) KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2012-02262 The DiagTraceR3Info function in the Dialog processor in disp+work.exe 7010.29.15.58313… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2013-01399 A Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in the Message Server service… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-02149 Directory traversal vulnerability in the GetFileList function in the SAP Manufacturing… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-13616 Directory/Path Traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
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Sources

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