Name: CVE-2016-3976: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2016-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-3976, CWE-22, Exploited in the Wild, CISA KEV Exploit, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.81466, CISA KEV

Directory traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS Java 7.1 through 7.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the fileName parameter to CrashFileDownloadServlet, aka SAP Security Note 2234971.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Sap Netweaver As Java	—	Upgrade to SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java to the latest version	Apr 1, 2025	Apr 7, 2016

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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