Path Traversal in SAP Netweaver Master Data Management Server
CVE-2021-21475
Under specific circumstances SAP Master Data Management, versions - 710, 710.750, allows an unauthorized attacker to exploit insufficient validation of path information provided by users, thus characters representing 'traverse to parent directory' are passed through to the file APIs. Due to this Directory Traversal vulnerability the attacker could read content of arbitrary files on the remote server and expose sensitive data.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.019 (77.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Sap Netweaver_master_data_management_server — versions 710, 710.750
- Sap Se Netweaver Master Data Management Server — versions < 710, < 710.750
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cna@sap.com (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC)
- cna@sap.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-21475?
- CVE-2021-21475 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Netweaver Master Data Management Server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-02-09.
- How severe is CVE-2021-21475?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.