# CVE-2017-12637: SAP NetWeaver Directory Traversal Vulnerability

> CVE-2017-12637: SAP NetWeaver Directory Traversal Vulnerability. CVSS 7.5 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2017-12637
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:55:35Z

- Published: 2017-08-07 20:00 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:55 UTC · Assigner: mitre
- CVSS: 7.5 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS: 95.1%, 100th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2025-03-19, federal due date 2025-04-09, ransomware use: Unknown

## 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.

## 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.

## Affected vendors and products

- SAP: NetWeaver

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12637)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12637)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170807202056/http://www.sh0w.top/index.php/archives/7/](https://web.archive.org/web/20170807202056/http://www.sh0w.top/index.php/archives/7/)

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