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CVE-2017-9844 (GCVE-0-2017-9844)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-07-12 16:00 – Updated: 2025-05-01 14:35
VLAI Previdian
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2017-03-14 00:00
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 23f4f13f-2fb8-45c1-92e3-1f4cf3d54f27

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2017-9844

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2025-05-01 08:57 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-05-01
Asserted: 2025-05-01
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: SAP NetWeaver 7400.12.21.30308 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized... | Affected: SAP / NetWeaver | CVSS: 7.5 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title SAP NetWeaver 7400.12.21.30308 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized...
Vendor SAP
Product NetWeaver
Added Date 2025-05-01T08:57:25.878Z
Cvss Score 7.5
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity HIGH
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:04 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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