CVE-2016-2386 SAP NetWeaver SQL Injection

What is CVE-2016-2386?

CVE-2016-2386 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Sap Netweaver Application Server Java, published on 16 Feb 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2386?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Netweaver Application Server Java.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2386?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2386 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 30 Jun 2022.

Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.

Is CVE-2016-2386 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2016-2386 in the wild since at least 9 Jun 2022.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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• CVE-2017-12637 SAP NetWeaver Directory Traversal Exploited High 7.5
• CVE-2016-3976 SAP NetWeaver Directory Traversal Exploited High 7.5
• CVE-2016-9563 SAP NetWeaver XML External Entity (XXE) Exploited Medium 6.5

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-g384-79gw-fwh4.