CVE-2016-9563

criticalknown exploitedcovered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2021-11-03

Actively exploited. CVE-2016-9563 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.

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.

CSIRTS triage

What: SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java Platforms contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows remote, authenticated users to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks.
Who is affected: Authenticated users of SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java Platforms.
Urgency: Remediation is critical due to active exploitation and high severity.
Action: Apply the latest security updates from SAP.

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Exploitation outlook

Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 98% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

criticalexploitedCVE-2016-9563: SAP NetWeaver XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-11-03

External references

NVD record for CVE-2016-9563

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