CVE-2016-2386

SAP NetWeaver: SQL Injection

As of , CVE-2016-2386 in SAP NetWeaver is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 9 June 2022
US federal deadline
30 June 202221 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.72Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.02 on 9 June 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
2 Exploit-DB entries
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

SQL injection vulnerability in the UDDI server in SAP NetWeaver J2EE Engine 7.40 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.

CISA's description

SQL injection vulnerability in the UDDI server in SAP NetWeaver J2EE Engine 7.40 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors, aka SAP Security Note 2101079.

The CVE record's description, from mitre

CVE published
16 February 2016
Assigned by
mitre
CVSS
9.8 Critical (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
yes
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 39840).
  3. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 43495).
  4. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  5. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Public exploits

Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.

NetWeaver: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2020-6287Missing Authentication for Critical FunctionSAP NetWeaverPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.950.95
CVE-2025-31324Unrestricted File UploadSAP NetWeaverPatch this weekRansomware use; EPSS 0.990.99
CVE-2017-12637Directory TraversalSAP NetWeaverPatch this weekEPSS 0.950.95
CVE-2016-2388Information DisclosureSAP NetWeaverPatch this weekEPSS 0.520.52
CVE-2025-42999DeserializationSAP NetWeaverPatch this weekRansomware use0.14
CVE-2021-38163Unrestricted File UploadSAP NetWeaverPatch soon0.37
CVE-2016-3976Directory TraversalSAP NetWeaverPatch soon0.47
CVE-2010-5326Remote Code ExecutionSAP NetWeaverPatch soon0.18
CVE-2016-9563XML External Entity (XXE)SAP NetWeaverPatch soon0.24

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