Is CVE-2017-12637 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2017-12637 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2025-03-19.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-12637?

CVE-2017-12637 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-12637?

CVE-2017-12637 has an EPSS score of 94.56% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2017-12637?

No published fix for CVE-2017-12637 has been found yet. It is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list; federal agencies must remediate by 2025-04-09. Apply the vendor's mitigations per CISA's guidance.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-12637

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Actively exploited, no published fix found yet

CISA 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.

Federal remediation due: 2025-04-09

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

94.56%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

SAP NetWeaver Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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.

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

Remediation due: 2025-04-09

References

Third-Party Advisory1

web.archive.org

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

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CVE-2022-29464	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-26086	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
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