8.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-37531
SAP NetWeaver XSLT Command Injection Vulnerability
Description

SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management XML Forms versions - 7.10, 7.11, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, contains an XSLT vulnerability which allows a non-administrative authenticated attacker to craft a malicious XSL stylesheet file containing a script with OS-level commands, copy it into a location to be accessed by the system and then create a file which will trigger the XSLT engine to execute the script contained within the malicious XSL file. This can result in a full compromise of the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 14, 2021, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 2, 2022, 9:31 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-37531 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-37531 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sap netweaver_knowledge_management_xml_forms
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-37531.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165751/SAP-Enterprise-Portal-XSLT-Injection.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jan/75 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3081888 Permissions Required
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=585106405 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Onapsis Security Advisories. https://www.onapsis.com

Updated: 9 months ago
10 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : March 17, 2021, 5:01 p.m. This repo has been linked 44 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-37531 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-37531 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165751/SAP-Enterprise-Portal-XSLT-Injection.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165751/SAP-Enterprise-Portal-XSLT-Injection.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jan/75 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jan/75 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 27, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165751/SAP-Enterprise-Portal-XSLT-Injection.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jan/75 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 24, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3081888 No Types Assigned https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3081888 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=585106405 No Types Assigned https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=585106405 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-78
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_knowledge_management_xml_forms:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_knowledge_management_xml_forms:7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_knowledge_management_xml_forms:7.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_knowledge_management_xml_forms:7.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_knowledge_management_xml_forms:7.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_knowledge_management_xml_forms:7.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-37531 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.79 }} 0.18%

score

0.81879

percentile

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