VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2016-3976
SAP NetWeaver Directory Traversal Vulnerability
KEVHIGH 7.5EPSS 46.6%
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 46.61% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 3 November 2021 · due 3 May 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- sap/netweaver application server java
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3976
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137528/SAP-NetWeaver-AS-JAVA-7.5-Directory-Traversal.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/40Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-012/Third Party Advisory
- https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-security-notes-march-2016-review/Third Party Advisory
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2234971Permissions Required
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39996/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137528/SAP-NetWeaver-AS-JAVA-7.5-Directory-Traversal.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/40Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-012/Third Party Advisory
- https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-security-notes-march-2016-review/Third Party Advisory
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2234971Permissions Required
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39996/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3976US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.