CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2023-0017

Netweaver Application Server For Java vulnerability

CVSS
9.4
EPSS
15.7%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
An unauthenticated attacker in SAP NetWeaver AS for Java - version 7.50, due to improper access control, can attach to an open interface and make use of an open naming and directory API to access services which can be used to perform unauthorized operations affecting users and data on the current system. This could allow the attacker to have full read access to user data, make modifications to user data, and make services within the system unavailable.
Affected vendor
Sap
Affected product
Netweaver Application Server For Java
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
Published
2023-01-10

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, low impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 15.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2023-0017

  • Confirm whether Sap Netweaver Application Server For Java is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2023-0017.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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