CVE-2016-4014 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability within the UDDI component of SAP NetWeaver JAVA AS 7.4. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by submitting a specially crafted XML request containing a malicious DTD to the uddi/api/replication endpoint, potentially causing a system hang. With a CVSS v3 score of 8.6 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a high impact on availability. There is no public exploit code available, nor is there any evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver:7.4:*:*:*:java_as:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
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