CVE-2017-12637

Published: Aug 7, 2017Updated: Apr 22, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22

7.5HIGH

NVD MITRE

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

sap

commercial·DEaka sap ag

netweaver application server javaOn-prem

Enterprise Software

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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV:Mar 19, 2025

Remediation due:Apr 9, 2025

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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References

https://web.archive.org/web/20170807202056/http://www.sh0w.top/index.php/archives/7/

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https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-12637

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