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Vulnerability · CVE-2016-2388

SAP NetWeaver Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published Feb 16, 2016 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · SAP NetWeaver

Patch now

CVE-2016-2388 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 30, 2022. Confirm SAP NetWeaver against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Medium5.3
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
52.21%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe sap/netweaver application server java · vendor SAP NetWeaver

The Universal Worklist Configuration in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive user information via a crafted HTTP request, aka SAP Security Note 2256846.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe sap/netweaver application server javaversion unspecified
  • vendor SAP NetWeaverversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2016-2388

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2016-2388 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 30, 2022. Confirm SAP NetWeaver against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information. EPSS 52.21%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 16, 2016 · Catalog

    Detected

    The Universal Worklist Configuration in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive user information via a crafted HTTP request, aka SAP Security Note 2256846.

  2. Jun 9, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Jun 30, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    The Universal Worklist Configuration in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive user information via a crafted HTTP request, aka SAP Security Note 2256846.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2016-2388

    The Universal Worklist Configuration in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive user information via a crafted HTTP request.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-2388

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2016-2388

    30-day exploitation probability 52.2%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference39841

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference43495

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2016-2388

    The Universal Worklist Configuration in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive user information via a crafted HTTP request, aka SAP Security Note 2256846.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137128/SAP-NetWeaver-AS-JAVA-7.5-Information-Disclosure.html

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145860/SAP-NetWeaver-J2EE-Engine-7.40-SQL-Injection.html

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2016-2388

    The Universal Worklist Configuration in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive user information via a crafted HTTP request.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.