What is CVE-2020-6187?

CVE-2020-6187 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Netweaver Guided Procedures, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2020-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-6187?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

XXE in SAP Netweaver Guided Procedures

CVE-2020-6187

SAP NetWeaver (Guided Procedures), versions 7.10, 7.11, 7.20, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, does not sufficiently validate an XML document input from a compromised admin, leading to Denial of Service.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2020-02-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (56.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Netweaver Guided Procedures — versions 7.10, 7.11, 7.20
SAP Se Netweaver (Guided Procedures) — versions = 7.10, = 7.11, = 7.20

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action (Vendor Advisory)
launchpad.support.sap.com/ (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-6187?: CVE-2020-6187 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Netweaver Guided Procedures, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2020-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-6187?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.