CVE-2021-38178 is a critical vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform versions 700 through 756. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to bypass quality gates in the software logistics system, enabling the transfer of malicious ABAP code artifacts or content into production environments. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability poses a significant risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered notable community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of its potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
700CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_abap:700:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
701CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_abap:701:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
702CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_abap:702:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
710CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_abap:710:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
730CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_abap:730:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.