XXE in SAP Netweaver Application Server

CVE-2015-7968

nwbc_ext2int in SAP NetWeaver Application Server before Security Note 2183189 allows XXE attacks for local file inclusion via the sap/bc/ui2/nwbc/nwbc_ext2int/ URI.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2015-7968: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7968?
CVE-2015-7968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Netweaver Application Server, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-03-09.
How severe is CVE-2015-7968?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.