What is CVE-2017-15297?

CVE-2017-15297 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sap Host_agent, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2017-15297?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-15297 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Sap Host_agent

CVE-2017-15297

SAP Hostcontrol does not require authentication for the SOAP SAPControl endpoint. This is SAP Security Note 2442993.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.030 (85.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Sap Host_agent — versions 7.21
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

vah13/SAP_

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15297?: CVE-2017-15297 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sap Host_agent, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2017-15297?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-15297 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.