7.5

CVE-2017-9844: sap netweaver Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Analyzed
Published 12-07-2017Last modified 01-05-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-9844 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in sap netweaver. EPSS estimates a 5.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.37%
0%100%
Low · -0.15 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-07-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

SAP NetWeaver 7400.12.21.30308 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized Java object in a request to metadatauploader, aka SAP Security Note 2399804. NOTE: The vendor states that the devserver package of Visual Composer deserializes a malicious object that may cause legitimate users accessing a service, either by crashing or flooding the service.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

5.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.15 pp

From 5.51% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Sap1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links