CVE-2016-3975

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS Java 7.1 through 7.5 allows remote...

6.1 Medium

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS Java 7.1 through 7.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the navigationTarget parameter to irj/servlet/prt/portal/prteventname/XXX/prtroot/com.sapportals.navigation.testComponent.NavigationURLTester, aka SAP Security Note 2238375.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.61%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

Record: CVE-2016-3975
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-3975
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-4984 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-4984
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6x65-f47x-v3xw 6.1

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS Java 7.1 through 7.5 allows remote...

Record: GHSA-6x65-f47x-v3xw
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

sap netweaver application server java

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2016-3975 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Sap Netweaver Application Server Java, published April 7, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.61%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.