CVE-2016-2388

Summary

CVECVE-2016-2388
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-02-16 15:59:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-21 16:25:35 UTC
DescriptionThe Universal Worklist Configuration in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive user information via a crafted HTTP request, aka SAP Security Note 2256846.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.515530000 probability, percentile 0.988330000 (date 2026-07-22)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-06-09; due 2022-06-30; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a | CWE-200 CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.1ADPDECLARED5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorSAP
ProductNetWeaver
NameSAP NetWeaver Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2388

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Sap Netweaver Application Server Java All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[ERPSCAN-16-010] SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA - information disclosure vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 erpscan.io Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 www.cisa.gov US Government Resource
SAP NetWeaver J2EE Engine 7.40 SQL Injection ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Full Disclosure: [ERPSCAN-16-010] SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA – information disclosure vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.5 Information Disclosure ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
SAP NetWeaver J2EE Engine 7.40 - SQL Injection - Multiple webapps Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.1 < 7.5 - Information Disclosure - XML webapps Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
SAP Security Notes February 2016 - Manufacturing Cybersecurity af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 erpscan.io Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
ADP2022-06-09T00:00:00.000ZCVE-2016-2388 added to CISA KEV

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 87493 SAP NetWeaver AS Exposure of Sensitive Information Vulnerability

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