CVE-2017-14511
However, this measure can be bypassed and attackers can register and confirm email addresses that they do not have access to (candidate_hrobject is predictable and corr_act_guid is improperly validated).
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in SAP E-Recruiting (aka ERECRUIT) 605 through 617. When an external applicant registers to the E-Recruiting application, he/she receives a link by email to confirm access to the provided email address. However, this measure can be bypassed and attackers can register and confirm email addresses that they do not have access to (candidate_hrobject is predictable and corr_act_guid is improperly validated). Furthermore, since an email address can be registered only once, an attacker could prevent other legitimate users from registering. This is SAP Security Note 2507798.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.41% probability · 72th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- sap/e-recruiting
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://blogs.sap.com/2017/09/12/sap-security-patch-day-september-2017/Vendor Advisory
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2507798Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/email-verification-bypass-in-sap-e-recruiting/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://blogs.sap.com/2017/09/12/sap-security-patch-day-september-2017/Vendor Advisory
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2507798Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/email-verification-bypass-in-sap-e-recruiting/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.