CVE-2016-2389

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in the GetFileList function in the SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence (xMII) component 15.0 for SAP NetWeaver 7.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the Path parameter to /Catalog, aka SAP Security Note 2230978.

Published: 2016-02-16 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2016-2389 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 83.68%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2016-2389

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
39837 exploit_db edb 2016-05-17 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-2389

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-25 85.76% 83.68% -2.08%
2 2026-02-05 80.85% 85.76% +4.90%
3 2025-11-02 80.85%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-2389

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-2389

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-2389

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sap netweaver 7.40 cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver:7.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-2389

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