{
  "id": "CVE-2016-3976",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2016-3976",
  "published": "2016-04-07T23:59:10.797Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T00:46:39.947Z",
  "score": 7.5,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.47252,
  "epss_percentile": 0.9881,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2021-11-03",
    "due": "2022-05-03",
    "action": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "SAP NetWeaver Directory Traversal Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3976"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "sap"
  ],
  "products": [
    "sap netweaver application server java"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-22"
  ],
  "description": "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.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 7.5,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137528/SAP-NetWeaver-AS-JAVA-7.5-Directory-Traversal.html",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/40",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-012/",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-security-notes-march-2016-review/",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2234971",
      "tags": [
        "Permissions Required"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39996/",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3976",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3976",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}