CVE-2016-9563 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

BC-BMT-BPM-DSK in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.5 allows remote authenticated users to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via the sap.com~tc~bpem~him~uwlconn~provider~web/bpemuwlconn URI, aka SAP Security Note 2296909.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

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 Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

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

The EPSS score is 0.58435.

Exploitation active

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Sap	Netweaver Application Server Java

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_java:7.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92419
https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-034-sap-netweaver-java-xxe-vulnerability-bc-bmt-bpm-dsk-component/
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2296909

History

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		kev `{'dateAdded': '2021-11-03'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-11-23T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-07-30T01:46:33.919Z

Reserved: 2016-11-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-9563

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:50:38.662Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-11-23T02:59:06.370

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

Link: CVE-2016-9563

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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