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TI-2017-12279 Aliases CVE-2017-16691GHSA-4f5h-cfp2-m9r7

Improper input validation in SAP Note Assistant

Priority LOW 31CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01254 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SAPSAP Note AssistantSAP 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—No fix listedCNA
  • SAP Note Assistant VendorSAP Affected 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 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.00VulnerableSAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.01VulnerableSAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.02VulnerableSAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.10VulnerableSAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.11VulnerableSAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.30VulnerableSAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.31VulnerableSAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.40VulnerableSAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.50VulnerableSAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.51VulnerableSAP
  • cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.00 Vulnerable ·SAP
  • cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.01 Vulnerable ·SAP
  • cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.02 Vulnerable ·SAP
  • cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.10 Vulnerable ·SAP
  • cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.11 Vulnerable ·SAP
  • cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.30 Vulnerable ·SAP
  • cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.31 Vulnerable ·SAP
  • cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.40 Vulnerable ·SAP
  • cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.50 Vulnerable ·SAP
  • cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.51 Vulnerable ·SAP
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.52VulnerableSAP
  • cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.52 Vulnerable ·SAP

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16691
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4f5h-cfp2-m9r7

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2018-01755 Path traversal in SAP BASIS CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-01751 Code injection in SAP NetWeaver CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-00240 Missing authorization in SAP BASIS CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-01871 Incorrect authorization in SAP Basis CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.0
  • TI-2017-12272 Code injection in SAP NetWeaver Internet Transaction Server CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2

Sources

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