XSLT Vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management Products
CVE-2021-37531

9.9CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
SAP
Status
SAP Netweaver Knowledge Management Xml Forms
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 September 2021

Summary

The vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management XML Forms allows an authenticated attacker to exploit a flaw in the XSLT processing. By crafting a malicious XSL stylesheet, the attacker can execute OS-level commands on the server by tricking the system into processing the harmful script. This issue poses significant risks to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the impacted systems, potentially allowing full control to unauthorized users.

Affected Version(s)

SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management XML Forms < 7.10 < 7.10

SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management XML Forms < 7.11 < 7.11

SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management XML Forms < 7.30 < 7.30

References

https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3081888
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https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageI...
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http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jan/75
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.9
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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