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CVE-2021-33707

SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary websites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL stored in a component. This could enable the attacker to compromise the user's confidentiality and integrity.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from sap organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2021, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2021-08-10T15:15:08.150

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:09:24.960

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-601
Type: Secondary
CWE-601

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	sap	netweaver_knowledge_management	7.30	Yes
Application	sap	netweaver_knowledge_management	7.31	Yes
Application	sap	netweaver_knowledge_management	7.40	Yes
Application	sap	netweaver_knowledge_management	7.50	Yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165748/SAP-Enterprise-Portal-Open-Redirect.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jan/73 Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3076399 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=582222806 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165748/SAP-Enterprise-Portal-Open-Redirect.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jan/73 Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3076399 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=582222806 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For sap's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.