---
id: "CVE-2017-12637"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2017-12637"]
title: "sap netweaver application server java: Directory traversal vulnerability in scheduler/ui/js/ffffffffbca41eb4/UIUtilJavaScriptJS in SAP NetWeaver\u2026"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.5
epss: null
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: [{"name": "SAP NetWeaver", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "sap netweaver application server java", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 7.50", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["exploited", "java", "sap netweaver", "self-hosted", "vendor"]
not_affected_if: ["no-netweaver", "not-java-stack"]
published_at: "2017-08-07T20:29:01+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2017-12637", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12637", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00"}]
---

# sap netweaver application server java: Directory traversal vulnerability in scheduler/ui/js/ffffffffbca41eb4/UIUtilJavaScriptJS in SAP NetWeaver…

SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java has a directory traversal flaw in one of its scheduler UI JavaScript files, reachable through the query string. A remote attacker can read arbitrary files on the server, which can expose configuration files and credentials.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:SAP NetWeaver affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:sap netweaver application server java affected = 7.50 fixed ?

## Fix

Apply the vendor mitigation from SAP for CVE-2017-12637, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable (per CISA KEV required action).

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2017-12637
- 2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12637

## From the sources

SAP NetWeaver Application Server (AS) Java contains a directory traversal vulnerability in scheduler/ui/js/ffffffffbca41eb4/UIUtilJavaScriptJS that allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the query string.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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