CVE-2017-12637

HIGH

7.5

CVSS Score

Published: August 7, 2017 at 08:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:03 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorNetweaver Application Server Java

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Severity

HIGH7.5

Exploitation

CISA KEV

Exploit prediction

EPSS 95%

SSVC

Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score95.1%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 95.1% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 100% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

SAP NetWeaver Application Server (AS) Java contains a directory traversal vulnerability in scheduler/ui/js/ffffffffbca41eb4/UIUtilJavaScriptJS that allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the query string.

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.

Ransomware Use

Unknown

Added to KEV

Mar 19, 2025

Remediation Due

Apr 9, 2025

566 days overdue

Notes

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

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.