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TI-2016-03377 Aliases CVE-2016-3976GHSA-jvxp-2488-w24g

Directory traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS Java 7.1 through 7.5 allows remote…

Priority CRITICAL 90Exploited in the wildCWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2021-11-03CISA due date 2022-05-03
EPSS 0.47252 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.10 – 7.50VulnerableSAP
  • cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.10 – 7.50 Vulnerable ·SAP

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2021-11-03 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-3976
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jvxp-2488-w24g

References

Exploit 3

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2020-05139 Missing authentication in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2016-02146 SQL injection vulnerability in the UDDI server in SAP NetWeaver J2EE Engine 7.40 allows… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2010-05023 The Invoker Servlet on SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java platforms, possibly before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2017-09362 Directory traversal vulnerability in scheduler/ui/js/ffffffffbca41eb4/UIUtilJavaScriptJS… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-07786 BC-BMT-BPM-DSK in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.5 allows remote authenticated users to conduct… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2016-02148 The Universal Worklist Configuration in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.4 allows remote attackers… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
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Sources

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