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CVE-2017-12637

SAP NetWeaver Directory Traversal Vulnerability

KEVHIGH 7.5EPSS 95.1%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 9 April 2025). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in scheduler/ui/js/ffffffffbca41eb4/UIUtilJavaScriptJS in SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java 7.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the query string, as exploited in the wild in August 2017, aka SAP Security Note 2486657.

CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 95.11% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV: Listed 19 March 2025 · due 9 April 2025
Weakness: CWE-22
Affected: sap/netweaver application server java
Source: cve@mitre.org

CISA notes

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. SAP users must have an account to log in and access the patch: https://me.sap.com/notes/3476549 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12637

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20170807202056/http://www.sh0w.top/index.php/archives/7/Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-12637US Government Resource

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.