Code Injection in SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management - CVE-2021-37531

 

Code Injection in SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management - CVE-2021-37531

Published: September 14, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU56492
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37531
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the XML Forms component. A remote user can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management

How to mitigate CVE-2021-37531

Install updates from vendor's website.


External References

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