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CVE-2016-3976

7.5 HIGH Known exploited Published 2016-04-07 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

SAP NetWeaver Directory Traversal Vulnerability — SAP NetWeaver

SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java Platforms contains a directory traversal vulnerability via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the fileName parameter to CrashFileDownloadServlet. This allows remote attackers to read files.

Added to KEV: 2021-11-03
Remediation due: 2022-05-03
Ransomware use: Unknown
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3976

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2016-04-07
Last modified: 2026-06-17
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0): 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses: CWE-22

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.

Affected configurations

• sap netweaver application server java (>= 7.10 <= 7.50)

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness

References