CVE-2017-16691 json
SAP Note Assistant tool (SAP BASIS from 7.00 to 7.02, from 7.10 to 7.11, 7.30, 7.31,7.40, from 7.50 to 7.52) supports upload of digitally s…
published 2017-12-12 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-7875
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.3%
- EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
SAP Note Assistant tool (SAP BASIS from 7.00 to 7.02, from 7.10 to 7.11, 7.30, 7.31,7.40, from 7.50 to 7.52) supports upload of digitally signed note file of type 'SAR'. The digital signature verification is done together with the extraction of note file contained in the SAR archive. It is possible to append a tampered file to the SAR archive using SAPCAR tool and during the extraction, digital signature verification fails but the tampered file is extracted.
Exploit prediction
1.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- SAP SAP Note Assistant
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
blogs.sap.com
/2017/12/12/sap-security-patch-day-december-2017/
issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
-
launchpad.support.sap.com
/#/notes/2546220
permissions-required, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/101822
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-16691
- NVD CVE-2017-16691
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