CVE-2021-27635
SAP NetWeaver AS for JAVA, versions - 7.20, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, allows an attacker authenticated as an administrator to connect over a network and submit a specially crafted XML file in the application because of missing XML Validation, this…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.59%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
SAP NetWeaver AS for JAVA, versions - 7.20, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, allows an attacker authenticated as an administrator to connect over a network and submit a specially crafted XML file in the application because of missing XML Validation, this vulnerability enables attacker to fully compromise confidentiality by allowing them to read any file on the filesystem or fully compromise availability by causing the system to crash. The attack cannot be used to change any data so that there is no compromise as to integrity.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.59% probability · 76th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- sap/netweaver application server for java
- Source
- cna@sap.com
EPSS 1.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164592/SAP-JAVA-NetWeaver-System-Connections-XML-Injection.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/28Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3053066Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=578125999Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164592/SAP-JAVA-NetWeaver-System-Connections-XML-Injection.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/28Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3053066Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=578125999Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.