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CVE-2017-16678 (GCVE-0-2017-16678)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-12-12 14:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:11
VLAI
Summary
Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management Configuration Service, EPBC and EPBC2 from 7.00 to 7.02; KMC-BC 7.30, 7.31, 7.40 and 7.50, that allows an attacker to manipulate the vulnerable application to send crafted requests on behalf of the application.
Severity
4.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
SAP SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management Configuration Service Affected: EPBC and EPBC2 from 7.00 to 7.02; KMC-BC 7.30, 7.31, 7.40 and 7.50
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Date Public
2017-12-12 00:00
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