Threats / SAP / CVE-2016-2386
CVE-2016-2386
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
SAP NetWeaver vulnerability
SQL injection vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver J2EE Engine UDDI server allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
A SQL injection flaw in the UDDI server component of SAP NetWeaver 7.40 permits unauthenticated remote code execution through database manipulation. Active exploitation in the wild indicates immediate risk to exposed instances.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreExploit available
Fully weaponized — public exploit code is cataloged for this vulnerability.We link the existence of the exploit; we do not host or redistribute payloads.
Reported exploitation
3 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-09).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.7106 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: SAP, NetWeaver. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-89 SQL Injection — weakness family: Injection.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I craft malicious SQL payloads in UDDI server requests to bypass input validation.
Business
Attackers gain direct database access, enabling data theft, modification, or destruction of critical business records.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I execute arbitrary SQL commands to extract sensitive data or escalate privileges within the application.
Business
Confidential information including credentials, financial data, and customer records are compromised.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I leverage database access to modify application logic or insert backdoors for persistent access.
Business
System integrity is compromised, enabling long-term unauthorized access and potential lateral movement across enterprise infrastructure.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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