CVE-2016-3974
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Configuration Wizard in SAP NetWeaver Java AS 7.1 through 7.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, conduct SMB Relay attacks, or access arbitrary files via a crafted XML request to…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.4%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Configuration Wizard in SAP NetWeaver Java AS 7.1 through 7.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, conduct SMB Relay attacks, or access arbitrary files via a crafted XML request to _tc~monitoring~webservice~web/ServerNodesWSService, aka SAP Security Note 2235994.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 14.36% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 21 June 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- sap/netweaver application server java
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 14.4% 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.
Public exploits (1)
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/137527/SAP-NetWeaver-AS-JAVA-7.5-XXE-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/41Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-013-sap-netweaver-7-4-ctcprotocol-servlet-xxe/Third Party Advisory
- https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-security-notes-march-2016-review/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39995/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137527/SAP-NetWeaver-AS-JAVA-7.5-XXE-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/41Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-013-sap-netweaver-7-4-ctcprotocol-servlet-xxe/Third Party Advisory
- https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-security-notes-march-2016-review/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39995/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.