SAP · NetWeaver
CVE-2016-2388
SAP NetWeaver Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Exploited in attacks
Medium 5.3 Attack chance: 52%
What it is
The Universal Worklist Configuration in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive user information via a crafted HTTP request, aka SAP Security Note 2256846.
CISA: The Universal Worklist Configuration in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive user information via a crafted HTTP request.
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Deadline for US federal agencies: June 30, 2022
- Added to the CISA list
- June 9, 2022
- Published
- February 16, 2016
- Severity
- Medium 5.3 CVSS 3.1
- Chance of attacks in the next 30 days (EPSS)
- 52% in the top 1.0% of all known vulnerabilities
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- More details
- NVD · CVE.org · CISA
All references (7)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/55
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137128/SAP-NetWeaver-AS-JAVA-7.5-Information-Disclosure.html
- https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-010-sap-netweaver-7-4-information-disclosure/
- https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-security-notes-february-2016-review/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39841/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43495/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145860/SAP-NetWeaver-J2EE-Engine-7.40-SQL-Injection.html
More exploited flaws from SAP
| Added | Vulnerability | Product | Severity | Attack chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2025 | Deserialization | NetWeaver | Critical 9.1 | 13% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Unrestricted File Upload | NetWeaver | Critical 10.0 | 99.5% |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Directory Traversal | NetWeaver | High 7.5 | 95% |
| Jun 9, 2022 | SQL Injection | NetWeaver | Critical 9.8 | 72% |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Unrestricted File Upload | NetWeaver | Critical 9.9 | 37% |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Remote Code Execution | NetWeaver | Critical 10.0 | 18% |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Directory Traversal | NetWeaver | High 7.5 | 47% |
| Nov 3, 2021 | XML External Entity (XXE) | NetWeaver | Medium 6.5 | 24% |
Sources: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (CISA, public domain), CVE records (cve.org) and EPSS (FIRST). The chance of attacks is the EPSS estimate that someone will try to exploit the flaw in the next 30 days.