CVE-2016-2388
SAP NetWeaver Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 30 June 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 52.21% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · first 19 May 2016
- CISA KEV
- Listed 9 June 2022 · due 30 June 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- sap/netweaver application server java
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 52.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2388
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137128/SAP-NetWeaver-AS-JAVA-7.5-Information-Disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145860/SAP-NetWeaver-J2EE-Engine-7.40-SQL-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/55Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-010-sap-netweaver-7-4-information-disclosure/Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-security-notes-february-2016-review/Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39841/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43495/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137128/SAP-NetWeaver-AS-JAVA-7.5-Information-Disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145860/SAP-NetWeaver-J2EE-Engine-7.40-SQL-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/55Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-010-sap-netweaver-7-4-information-disclosure/Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-security-notes-february-2016-review/Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39841/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43495/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-2388US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.