CVE-2016-3976 KEV EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 47.3% (pctl 99)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-05-03.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS Java 7.1 through 7.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the fileName parameter to CrashFileDownloadServlet, aka SAP Security Note 2234971.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 47.25% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-05-03 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-04-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | SAP NetWeaver Directory Traversal Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2021-11-03 |
| Due | 2022-05-03 |
| Vendor / product | SAP / NetWeaver |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sap | netweaver application server java |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.1 < 7.5 - Directory Traversal | 2016-06-21 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137528/SAP-NetWeaver-AS-JAVA-7.5-Directory-Traversal.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/40
- https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-012/
- https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-security-notes-march-2016-review/
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2234971
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39996/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137528/SAP-NetWeaver-AS-JAVA-7.5-Directory-Traversal.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/40
- https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-012/
- https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-security-notes-march-2016-review/
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2234971
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39996/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3976
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