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CVE-2016-9563

BC-BMT-BPM-DSK in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.5 allows remote authenticated users to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via the…

Medium6.5Known exploitedEPSS 24.2%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
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Description

BC-BMT-BPM-DSK in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.5 allows remote authenticated users to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via the sap.com~tc~bpem~him~uwlconn~provider~web/bpemuwlconn URI, aka SAP Security Note 2296909.

Exploited in the wild

CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as SAP NetWeaver XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability.

Added
3 Nov 2021
Fix due (US federal)
3 May 2022
Used by ransomware
Not known

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Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-9563, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
CISA-ADPADP (enrichment)3.1Medium6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVDNVD · Analyzed3.1Medium6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
24.2% · top 2.1% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.

Weakness

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