THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-3974
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2016-3974

Netweaver Application Server Java vulnerability

CVSS
9.1
EPSS
15.1%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Configuration Wizard in SAP NetWeaver Java AS 7.1 through 7.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, conduct SMB Relay attacks, or access arbitrary files via a crafted XML request to _tc~monitoring~webservice~web/ServerNodesWSService, aka SAP Security Note 2235994.
Affected vendor
Sap
Affected product
Netweaver Application Server Java
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-611 — XML External Entity (XXE) Reference
Published
2016-04-07

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 15.1% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-3974

  • Confirm whether Sap Netweaver Application Server Java is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-3974.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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