7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2017-16690
SAP Plant Connectivity DLL Preload Vulnerability
Description

A malicious DLL preload attack possible on NwSapSetup and Installation self-extracting program for SAP Plant Connectivity 2.3 and 15.0. It is possible that SAPSetup / NwSapSetup.exe loads system DLLs like DWMAPI.dll (located in your Syswow64 / System32 folder) from the folder the executable is in and not from the system location. The desired behavior is that system dlls are only loaded from the system folders. If a dll with the same name as the system dll is located in the same folder as the executable, this dll is loaded and code is executed.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 12, 2017, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-16690 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sap plant_connectivity
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-16690.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102145 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blogs.sap.com/2017/12/12/sap-security-patch-day-december-2017/ Vendor Advisory
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2529480 Permissions Required
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102145 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blogs.sap.com/2017/12/12/sap-security-patch-day-december-2017/ Vendor Advisory
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2529480 Permissions Required
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-16690 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-16690 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-16690 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-16690 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102145
    Added Reference https://blogs.sap.com/2017/12/12/sap-security-patch-day-december-2017/
    Added Reference https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2529480
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://blogs.sap.com/2017/12/12/sap-security-patch-day-december-2017/ No Types Assigned https://blogs.sap.com/2017/12/12/sap-security-patch-day-december-2017/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2529480 No Types Assigned https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2529480 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102145 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102145 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-426
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sap:plant_connectivity:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:plant_connectivity:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 14, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102145 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.33 }} 0.12%

score

0.55576

percentile