Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the GetFileList function in the SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence (xMII) component 15.0 for SAP NetWeaver 7.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the Path parameter to /Catalog, aka SAP Security Note 2230978.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- SAP xMII 15.0 - Directory Traversal EDB-39837 · webapps · May 17, 2016
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- SAP xMII 15.0 for SAP NetWeaver 7.4 - Local File Inclusion http/cves/2016/CVE-2016-2389.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- 20160517 [ERPSCAN-16-009] SAP xMII - directory traversal vulnerability mailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137046/SAP-MII-15.0-Directory-Traversal.html
- https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-security-notes-february-2016-review/
- https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-009-sap-xmii-directory-traversal-vulnerability/
- 39837 exploit