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…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 47.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.2% of all CVEs
- YesKnown exploitedin CISA's KEV since 3 Nov 2021
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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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ENISA's EU Vulnerability Database lists it as exploited, from CISA's KEV, since 3 Nov 2021.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: it is being exploited.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.1 < 7.5 - Directory Traversal (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 39996webapps, javapublished 21 Jun 2016Not verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 39996 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Published
- 6 years later
· 6 years later
Added to CISA KEV
Known exploited in the wild
- 4 years later
· 4 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
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 (9 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
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.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2016-4985 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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