# CVE-2016-7437: Information disclosure in n/a

> Local users can hide rejected RFC callback attempts by exploiting improper logging of non-critical events in SAP NetWeaver audit logs.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Oct 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hg2q-wjqr-gcvc

## What is CVE-2016-7437?

CVE-2016-7437 is a low-severity vulnerability in Sap Netweaver, published on 13 Oct 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP Netweaver 7.40 improperly logs (1) DUI and (2) DUJ events in the SAP Security Audit Log as non-critical, which might allow local users to hide rejected attempts to execute RFC function callbacks by leveraging filtering of non-critical events in audit analysis reports, aka SAP Security Note 2252312.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7437?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Netweaver.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-7437?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-7437 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-7437 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7437 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-7437 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-7437 is a low-severity vulnerability in Sap Netweaver, published on 13 Oct 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7437 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sap Netweaver. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7437/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7437/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7437
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7437
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7437

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.