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critical 9.1

CVE-2016-3974 in the critical feed json

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Configuration Wizard in SAP NetWeaver Java AS 7.1 through 7.5 allows remote attackers to cau…

published 2016-04-07 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-4983

cvss
9.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
14.4%
EPSS 14.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-39995)

Exploit prediction

14.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-39995 SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.1 < 7.5 - 'ctcprotocol Servlet' XML External Entity webapps, 2016-06-21
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/41 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137527/SAP-NetWeaver-AS-JAVA-7.5-XXE-Injection.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

Sources

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