{
  "id": "CVE-2021-38163",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2021-38163",
  "published": "2021-09-14T12:15:10.890Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T04:01:38.330Z",
  "score": 8.8,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.36898,
  "epss_percentile": 0.98475,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2022-06-09",
    "due": "2022-06-30",
    "action": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "SAP NetWeaver Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38163"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "SAP SE"
  ],
  "products": [
    "SAP SE SAP NetWeaver (Visual Composer 7.0 RT)"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-22"
  ],
  "description": "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.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 8.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3084487",
      "tags": [
        "Permissions Required"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=585106405",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-38163",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38163",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}