CVE-2016-2388: SAP NetWeaver Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
The Universal Worklist Configuration in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive user information via a crafted HTTP request.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The Universal Worklist Configuration allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive user information via a crafted HTTP request.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.4.
- Urgency
- Immediate action is required as the vulnerability is actively exploited and rated critical.
- Action
- Implement the recommended patches from SAP.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2388
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2016-2388Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2016-2388 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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