# CVE-2021-38180: Code injection in SAP Business One

> Attackers can inject malicious formulas into exported Excel files, potentially executing arbitrary commands if the victim enables macros.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Oct 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h8r6-3pj7-gwfh

## What is CVE-2021-38180?

CVE-2021-38180 is a critical code injection vulnerability in SAP Business One, published on 12 Oct 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP Business One - version 10.0, allows an attacker to inject formulas when exporting data to Excel (CSV injection) due to improper sanitation during the data export. An attacker could thereby execute arbitrary commands on the victim's computer but only if the victim allows to execute macros while opening the file and the security settings of Excel allow for command execution.

Weakness: CWE-1236 (Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38180?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Business One.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-38180?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38180 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-38180 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38180 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP Business One

- [CVE-2021-33698](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33698/): File upload in SAP Business One (critical 9.9)
- [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-2021-38180 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-38180 is a critical code injection vulnerability in SAP Business One, published on 12 Oct 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38180 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-2021-38180/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38180/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38180
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38180
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38180

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.