Vulnerability record

CVE-2016-2388

SAP NetWeaver Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Severity: ElevatedExploitation: Exploitation confirmedCISA KEV
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run NetWeaver, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Jun 30, 2022.

Patch status

No official fix confirmed yet

Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.

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.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
ProductVendorSource
NetWeaverSAPKEV

Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Version details have not been published yet.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2016-2388 scored CVSS 5.3: SAP NetWeaver, SAP NetWeaver Information Disclosure Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched NetWeaver systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

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Coverage

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References

  • nvd.nist.gov https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2388
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137128/SAP-NetWeaver-AS-JAVA-7.5-Information-Disclosure.html
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145860/SAP-NetWeaver-J2EE-Engine-7.40-SQL-Injection.html
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/55
  • erpscan.io https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-010-sap-netweaver-7-4-information-disclosure/
  • erpscan.io https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-security-notes-february-2016-review/
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39841/
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43495/
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-2388