CVE-2016-3976 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is in the KEV database since Nov. 3, 2021.

The EPSS score is 0.81466.

Exploitation active

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Sap	Netweaver Application Server Java

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137528/SAP-NetWeaver-AS-JAVA-7.5-Directory-Traversal.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/40
https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-012/
https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-security-notes-march-2016-review/
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2234971
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39996/

History

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		kev `{'dateAdded': '2021-11-03'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-04-07T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-07-30T01:46:39.698Z

Reserved: 2016-04-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3976

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:10:31.979Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-04-07T23:59:10.797

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-3976

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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