Missing Authorization check in SAP NetWeaver (Visual Composer development server)
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer Metadata Uploader is not protected with a proper authorization, allowing unauthenticated agent to upload potentially malicious executable binaries that could severely harm the host system. This could significantly affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the targeted system.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2025-04-29 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-31324
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7w9p-pr7x-mjw2
References
More SAP Netweaver vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-15842 Path traversal in SAP NetWeaver KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2025-31324 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-31324 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7w9p-pr7x-mjw2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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