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CVE-2021-37531
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2021-09-14 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-78
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.
Affected products
- SAP SE SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management XML Forms: 7.10, 7.11, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165751/SAP-Enterprise-Portal-XSLT-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jan/75
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3081888
- https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=585106405
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165751/SAP-Enterprise-Portal-XSLT-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jan/75
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3081888
- https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=585106405
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