Critical severity · published Sep 6, 2017
CVE-2015-7241
XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in SAP Netweaver before 7.01
9.8
CVSS
13.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in SAP Netweaver before 7.01.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)13.5% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NE
Netweaver · Sap
through 7.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7241
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7241
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133627/SAP-Netweaver-XML-External-Entity-Injection.html
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536504/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76809
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38261/
More from Netweaver
10.0
CVE-2020-6287
SAP NetWeaver Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability
10.0
CVE-2010-5326
SAP NetWeaver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
9.8
CVE-2025-31324
Missing Authorization check in SAP NetWeaver (Visual Composer development server)
9.8
CVE-2016-2386
SAP NetWeaver SQL Injection Vulnerability
9.1
CVE-2025-42999
Insecure Deserialization in SAP NetWeaver (Visual Composer development server)