# CVE-2017-16678: Server-side request forgery in SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management Configuration Service

> An attacker can exploit an SSRF vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management to send crafted requests on behalf of the application.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Dec 2017
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3wcw-m33p-8r99

## What is CVE-2017-16678?

CVE-2017-16678 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management Configuration Service, published on 12 Dec 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16678?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Sap Epbc, Sap Epbc2, Sap Kmc-Bc, Sap Netweaver Knowledge Management Configuration Service.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-16678?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16678 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-16678 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16678 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-16678 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-16678 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management Configuration Service, published on 12 Dec 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16678 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management Configuration Service. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16678/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16678/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16678
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16678
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-16678

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