High severity · published Dec 12, 2017
CVE-2017-16689
A Trusted RFC connection in SAP KERNEL 32NUC, SAP KERNEL 32Unicode, SAP KERNEL 64NUC, SAP KERNEL 64Unicode 7.21, 7.21EXT, 7.22, 7.22EXT; SAP KERNEL from 7.21 to 7.22, 7.45, 7.49,…
8.8
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A Trusted RFC connection in SAP KERNEL 32NUC, SAP KERNEL 32Unicode, SAP KERNEL 64NUC, SAP KERNEL 64Unicode 7.21, 7.21EXT, 7.22, 7.22EXT; SAP KERNEL from 7.21 to 7.22, 7.45, 7.49, can be established to a different client or a different user on the same system, although no explicit Trusted/Trusting Relation to the same system has been defined.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 68% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SK
Sap Kernel · Sap
7.21; 7.21ext; 7.22; 7.22ext; 7.45; 7.49 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16689
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16689
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102144
Issue Tracking
https://blogs.sap.com/2017/12/12/sap-security-patch-day-december-2017/
Permissions Required
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2449757
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