# CVE-2021-33698: File upload in SAP Business One

> An attacker with business authorization can upload malicious script files due to missing validation, potentially leading to code execution.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Sep 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f69c-x64c-x2rm

## What is CVE-2021-33698?

CVE-2021-33698 is a critical vulnerability in SAP Business One, published on 15 Sep 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP Business One, version - 10.0, allows an attacker with business authorization to upload any files (including script files) without the proper file format validation.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-33698?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Business One.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-33698?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-33698 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-33698 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-33698 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP Business One

- [CVE-2021-38180](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38180/): Code injection in SAP Business One (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-31403](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31403/): Improper Access Control vulnerability in SAP Business One product installation (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2016-6256](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6256/): XML external entity in n/a (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2022-31593](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31593/): Code injection in SAP Business One (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-2425](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2425/): Information disclosure in SAP Business One (high 8.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-33698 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-33698 is a critical vulnerability in SAP Business One, published on 15 Sep 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-33698 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP Business One. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33698/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33698/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-33698
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33698
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-33698

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33698/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.