CVE-2017-8913 — The Visual Composer VC70RUNTIME component in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7
The Visual Composer VC70RUNTIME component in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.5 allows remote authenticated users to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XML document in a request to irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.visualcomposer.BIKit.default, aka SAP Security N
Published
2017-05-23T04:29:02.243
Last modified
2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
01What is this vulnerability?
The Visual Composer VC70RUNTIME component in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.5 allows remote authenticated users to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XML document in a request to irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.visualcomposer.BIKit.default, aka SAP Security Note 2386873.
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2017-05-23T04:29:02.243
- Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
09References
- erpscan.io — https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-17-007-sap-netweaver-java-7-5-xxe-visual-c…
- erpscan.io — https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-cyber-threat-intelligence-report-februa…
- erpscan.io — https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-17-007-sap-netweaver-java-7-5-xxe-visual-c…
- erpscan.io — https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-cyber-threat-intelligence-report-februa…
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