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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-16349

An exploitable XML external entity vulnerability exists in the reporting functionality of SAP BPC.

HIGH 8.1EPSS 1.19%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.19%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An exploitable XML external entity vulnerability exists in the reporting functionality of SAP BPC. A specially crafted XML request can cause an XML external entity to be referenced, resulting in information disclosure and potential denial of service. An attacker can issue authenticated HTTP requests to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS 3.1
8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.19% probability · 68th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-611
Affected
sap/business planning and consolidation
Source
talos-cna@cisco.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 1.19%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 1.2% 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.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.