What is CVE-2017-8913?

CVE-2017-8913 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Netweaver Application Server Java, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-05-23.

How severe is CVE-2017-8913?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

XXE in SAP Netweaver Application Server Java

CVE-2017-8913

The Visual Composer VC70RUNTIME component in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.5 allows remote authenticated users to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XML document in a request to irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.visualcomposer.BIKit.default, aka SAP Security Note 2386873.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.014 (70.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Sap Netweaver_application_server_java — versions 7.50
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8913?: CVE-2017-8913 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Netweaver Application Server Java, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-05-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-8913?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.