High severity · published Jul 12, 2017
CVE-2017-9844
SAP NetWeaver 7400.12.21.30308 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized Java object in a request to…
7.5
CVSS
5.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
SAP NetWeaver 7400.12.21.30308 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized Java object in a request to metadatauploader, aka SAP Security Note 2399804. NOTE: The vendor states that the devserver package of Visual Composer deserializes a malicious object that may cause legitimate users accessing a service, either by crashing or flooding the service.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.4% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NE
Netweaver · Sap
7400.12.21.30308 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9844
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9844
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96865
Broken Link
https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-17-014-sap-netweaver-java-deserialization-untrusted-user-value-metadatauploader/
Permissions Required
https://me.sap.com/notes/2399804
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