SAP NetWeaver Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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• cpe sap/netweaver application server java7.50
• vendor SAP NetWeaverversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2017-12637

• Recommended remediation

  Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA due date Apr 9, 2025.

• Official advisories

  • CISA KEV · cisa.gov
  • CVE.org · cve.org
  • FIRST EPSS · first.org
  • NIST NVD · nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEV · vulncheck.com

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Aug 7, 2017 · Catalog

   Detected

   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.

2. Mar 19, 2025 · CISA KEV

   Known exploited

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

3. Apr 9, 2025 · CISA KEV

   Remediation due

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

4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

   Updated

   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.

Sources

• CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2017-12637

  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.

  cisa.gov
• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-12637

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2017-12637

  30-day exploitation probability 95.1%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2017-12637

  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

  nvd.nist.gov
• VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2017-12637

  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.

  vulncheck.com

References

• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · app.crowdsec.net
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · dashboard.shadowserver.org
• CISA note · me.sap.com
• CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
• Third Party Advisory · web.archive.org
• US Government Resource · cisa.gov
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cve.org
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · loginsoft.com

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.