CVE-2016-2386KEV · OVERDUE

SAP NetWeaver SQL Injection Vulnerability

Critical · published February 16, 2016

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Confirmed exploited, and the score agrees

CVSS calls it critical at 9.8. It is confirmed in active exploitation. It sits in the 99.4th percentile for exploit probability.

1576
days past CISA
deadline
CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
72%
Percentile
99.4
In the wild
Confirmed
What it is

🚨 A sneaky SQL injection vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver J2EE Engine 7.40 is like leaving the main entrance wide open for intruders! 🔥 Think of it as a restaurant where the chef takes orders without checking what's actually in the kitchen — any rogue waiter could slip a dangerous recipe into the mix without anyone knowing. An attacker could exploit this flaw to send arbitrary SQL commands, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive data, modifying records, or even shutting down the whole service. This could lead to catastrophic data breaches and operational failures, leaving your system vulnerable to chaos!

Put simply

Think of it as a restaurant where the chef takes orders without checking what's actually in the kitchen — any rogue waiter could slip a dangerous recipe into the mix without anyone knowing. This SQL injection vulnerability allows remote attackers to manipulate the database through unfiltered input, resulting in unauthorized database actions. It affects the UDDI server in SAP NetWeaver J2EE Engine 7.40, specifically through unspecified vectors.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this flaw to send arbitrary SQL commands, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive data, modifying records, or even shutting down the whole service. This could lead to catastrophic data breaches and operational failures, leaving your system vulnerable to chaos! Immediate action is required: patch your SAP NetWeaver to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability. Regularly validate and sanitize all user inputs to prevent SQL injection attacks, and conduct a security audit of your systems for potential weaknesses. 🔒 You've got this! Follow these steps, and you’ll be on your way to securing your system in no time! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.71522 · 99.4th percentile
Published
2016-02-16T15:00Z
KEV added
2022-06-09 · due 2022-06-30
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 JUN 00:00Z
    Added to CISA KEV — remediate by Jun 30
    kev
  • 16 FEB 15:00Z
    SQL injection vulnerability in the UDDI server in SAP NetWeaver J2EE Engine 7.40 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified…
    cvelistv5