CVE-2016-4014

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the UDDI component in SAP NetWeaver JAVA AS 7.4 allows...

8.6 HighPublic exploit

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the UDDI component in SAP NetWeaver JAVA AS 7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted DTD in an XML request to uddi/api/replication, aka SAP Security Note 2254389.

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: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

5.26%Up 4.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.6

Record: CVE-2016-4014
CVSS 3.0: 8.6 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-4014
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-5020 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-5020
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m8r4-h573-3frq 8.6

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the UDDI component in SAP NetWeaver JAVA AS 7.4 allows...

Record: GHSA-m8r4-h573-3frq
CVSS 3.0: 8.6 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

sap netweaver

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
PoC in GitHub	murataydemir/CVE-2016-4014	2020-08-13

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2016-4014 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Sap Netweaver, published April 14, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.26%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.