CVE-2016-9563
Medium 6.5 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- SAP NetWeaver XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
BC-BMT-BPM-DSK in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.5 allows remote authenticated users to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via the sap.com~tc~bpem~him~uwlconn~provider~web/bpemuwlconn URI, aka SAP Security Note 2296909.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
-
6.5 (MEDIUM)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 24% (percentile: 98) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-611
Affected products
sap: netweaver application server java
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92419 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-034-sap-netweaver-java-xxe-vulnerabili… Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2296909 Permissions Required
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92419 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-034-sap-netweaver-java-xxe-vulnerabili… Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2296909 Permissions Required
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016… US Government Resource