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CVE-2016-3976
Directory traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS Java 7.1 through 7.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot…
High7.5Known exploitedEPSS 47.3%
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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.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as SAP NetWeaver Directory Traversal Vulnerability.
- Added
- 3 Nov 2021
- Fix due (US federal)
- 3 May 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
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Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 47.3% · top 1.2% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (7)
- https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-security-notes-march-2016-review/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20160618 [ERPSCAN-16-012] SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA - directory traversal vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137528/SAP-NetWeaver-AS-JAVA-7.5-Directory-Traversal.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-012/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 39996 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2234971 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3976 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
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- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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