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CVE-2025-31324 KEVRansomwarePublic exploit Critical · 9.8 EPSS 99.5%

SAP NetWeaver Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability

SAP · NetWeaver

Summary

The flaw lies in the Visual Composer Metadata Uploader component of SAP NetWeaver, which is not protected by proper authorization checks. An unauthenticated attacker over the network can exploit it, with no user interaction required, to upload potentially malicious executable files to the host system, which could compromise its confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Official description · NVD

SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer Metadata Uploader is not protected with a proper authorization, allowing unauthenticated agent to upload potentially malicious executable binaries that could severely harm the host system. This could significantly affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the targeted system.

Breakdown
83.7 / 100
Exploited
Yes, in CISA KEV
Reports
1
Tactics
5/15

How an attack unfolds

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  1. How attackers get in

  2. What they do

  3. What can follow

First seen exploited 2 days before it was disclosed. Public exploit code (PoC-in-GitHub) appeared 1 day after disclosure.

  1. First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence2 days before
  2. Disclosedday 0
  3. Public exploit codePoC-in-GitHub+1 day
  4. Added to CISA KEVknown ransomware use; EU database agrees+5 days

CISA KEV listing is when exploitation was confirmed, not necessarily the first attack.

techniques

4 , grouped by in kill-chain order 4

ExecutionTA0002

MITRE CTID mapping of the KEV entry · primary impact

Attackers have exploited this SAP vulnerability to achieve remote code execution on the target system by sending malicious ZIP files to specific server endpoints. This can be done either through use of a single command or by uploading a web shell.

PersistenceTA0003

Web Shell T1505.003
MITRE CTID mapping of the KEV entry · how it is exploited

Privilege EscalationTA0004

Process Injection T1055 also Stealth
MITRE CTID mapping of the KEV entry · how it is exploited

CollectionTA0009

MITRE CTID mapping of the KEV entry · follow-on activity

Detection

6 rules for this CVE · 167 general rules for its techniques

Rules for this CVE

6 that reference CVE-2025-31324 directly.

General rules for this CVE’s techniques

These detect the technique in general, not this specific vulnerability.

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What security researchers reported

Named in 1 threat report
1 reportCisco

Reports are matched by finding the exact id CVE-2025-31324 in their text; nobody has reviewed the match. One passage is shown per report, at most 320 characters, linked to the original.

Also mentioned in 50 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)

Weaker evidence

Pulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.

References

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