CVEvulnerability

CVE-2016-9563

6.5 MEDIUM Known exploited Published 2016-11-23 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

SAP NetWeaver XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability — SAP NetWeaver

SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java Platforms contains an unspecified vulnerability in BC-BMT-BPM-DSK which allows remote, authenticated users to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks.

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-2016-9563
Status
Analyzed
Published
2016-11-23
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-611

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• sap netweaver application server java 7.50

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

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

References