Open Redirect in SAP Kernel

CVE-2017-16679

URL redirection vulnerability in SAP's Startup Service, SAP KERNEL 32 NUC, SAP KERNEL 32 Unicode, SAP KERNEL 64 NUC, SAP KERNEL 64 Unicode 7.21, 7.21EXT, 7.22 and 7.22EXT; SAP KERNEL 7.21, 7.22, 7.45, 7.49 and 7.52, that allows an attacker to redirect users to a malicious site.

Vulnerability class: Open Redirect

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-16679: held from 0.009 to 0.009.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • SAP Kernel — versions 7.21, 7.21ext, 7.22
  • SAP Startup Service — versions SAP KERNEL 32 NUC, SAP KERNEL 32 Unicode, SAP KERNEL 64 NUC, SAP KERNEL 64 Unicode 7.21, 7.21EXT, 7.22 and 7.22EXT; SAP KERNEL 7.21, 7.22, 7.45, 7.49 and 7.52.

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16679?
CVE-2017-16679 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Kernel, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-16679?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.