CVE-2021-21480

SAP MII allows users to create dashboards and save them as JSP through the SSCE (Self Service Composition Environment)

Critical · published March 9, 2021

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High probability of exploitation

CVSS calls it critical at 9.9. It sits in the 99.0th percentile for exploit probability.

CVSS v3.0
9.9
EPSS
52%
Percentile
99.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

SAP MII allows users to create dashboards and save them as JSP through the SSCE (Self Service Composition Environment). An attacker can intercept a request to the server, inject malicious JSP code in the request and forward to server. When this dashboard is opened by users having at least SAP_XMII Developer role, malicious content in the dashboard gets executed, leading to remote code execution in the server, which allows privilege escalation. The malicious JSP code can contain certain OS commands, through which an attacker can read sensitive files in the server, modify files or even delete contents in the server thus compromising the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the server hosting the SAP MII application. Also, an attacker authenticated as a developer can use the application to upload and execute a file which will permit them to execute operating systems commands completely compromising the server hosting the application.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
9.9 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.52101 · 99.0th percentile
Published
2021-03-09T14:10Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 MAR 14:10Z
    SAP MII allows users to create dashboards and save them as JSP through the SSCE (Self Service Composition Environment)
    cvelistv5