CVE-2016-3976
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- Apr 7, 2016
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Reserved
- Apr 7, 2016
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-security-notes-march-2016-review/
- 20160618 [ERPSCAN-16-012] SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA - directory traversal vulnerabilitymailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137528/SAP-NetWeaver-AS-JAVA-7.5-Directory-Traversal.html
- https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-012/
- 39996exploit
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2234971
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3976government-resource
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