What is CVE-2016-2388?

CVE-2016-2388 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Netweaver Application Server Java, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-02-16.

How severe is CVE-2016-2388?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-2388 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2016-2388 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-09), indicating it is being actively exploited. 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Information disclosure in SAP Netweaver Application Server Java

CVE-2016-2388

The Universal Worklist Configuration in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive user information via a crafted HTTP request, aka SAP Security Note 2256846.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2016-02-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.522 (99.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-18.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.522 · newest: 0.522 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Netweaver Application Server Java

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-06-09. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-06-30.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/55 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/137128/SAP-NetWeaver-AS-JAVA-7.5-Information-Disc… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-010-sap-netweaver-7-4-information-disclosure/ (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-security-notes-february-2016-review/ (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39841/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43495/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/145860/SAP-NetWeaver-J2EE-Engine-7.40-SQL-Injecti… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2388?: CVE-2016-2388 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Netweaver Application Server Java, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-02-16.
How severe is CVE-2016-2388?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-2388 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2016-2388 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-09), indicating it is being actively exploited. 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.