# CVE-2021-33705: Server-side request forgery in SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal

> An unauthenticated attacker can exploit an SSRF vulnerability in the Iviews Editor to access or modify internal data via crafted URLs.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Sep 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rwjf-4f53-289h

## What is CVE-2021-33705?

CVE-2021-33705 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal, published on 15 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The SAP NetWeaver Portal, versions - 7.10, 7.11, 7.20, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, component Iviews Editor contains a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability which allows an unauthenticated attacker to craft a malicious URL which when clicked by a user can make any type of request (e.g. POST, GET) to any internal or external server. This can result in the accessing or modification of data accessible from the Portal but will not affect its availability.

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-33705?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Netweaver Portal.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-33705?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-33705 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-33705 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-33705 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal

- [CVE-2018-2365](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2365/): Cross-site scripting in SAP NetWeaver Portal WebDynpro RunTime (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2017-11460](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11460/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-33705 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-33705 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal, published on 15 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-33705 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal. 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-2021-33705/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33705/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-33705
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33705
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-33705

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33705/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.