Vulnerability in SAP Plant Connectivity
CVE-2017-16690
A malicious DLL preload attack possible on NwSapSetup and Installation self-extracting program for SAP Plant Connectivity 2.3 and 15.0. It is possible that SAPSetup / NwSapSetup.exe loads system DLLs like DWMAPI.dll (located in your Syswow64 / System32 folder) from the folder the executable is in and not from the system location. The desired behavior is that system dlls are only loaded from the system folders. If a dll with the same name as the system dll is located in the same folder as the executable, this dll is loaded and code is executed.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- SAP Plant Connectivity — versions 2.3, 15.0
- SAP Plant Connectivity — versions 2.3; 15.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102145 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- blogs.sap.com/2017/12/12/sap-security-patch-day-december-2017/ (Vendor Advisory)
- launchpad.support.sap.com/ (Permissions Required)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16690?
- CVE-2017-16690 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Plant Connectivity, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-12-12.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16690?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.