CVE-2016-2389

Directory traversal vulnerability in the GetFileList function in the SAP Manufacturing...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

41.4%Up 32.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2016-2389
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-2389
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-3473 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-3473
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7r5q-xqh9-3hxf 7.5

Directory traversal vulnerability in the GetFileList function in the SAP Manufacturing...

Record: GHSA-7r5q-xqh9-3hxf
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

sap netweaver

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	SAP xMII 15.0 - Directory Traversal	2016-05-17
Nuclei	SAP xMII 15.0 for SAP NetWeaver 7.4 - Local File Inclusion

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-2389 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Sap Netweaver, published February 16, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 41.4%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.