XPath Injection in SAP Solution Manager
CVE-2020-6271
SAP Solution Manager (Problem Context Manager), version 7.2, does not perform the necessary authentication, allowing an attacker to consume large amounts of memory, causing the system to crash and read restricted data (files visible for technical administration users of the diagnostics agent).
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (65.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 65.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- SAP Solution Manager — versions 7.2
- SAP Se Solution Manager (Problem Context Manager) — versions < 7.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action (Vendor Advisory)
- launchpad.support.sap.com/ (Permissions Required)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-6271?
- CVE-2020-6271 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Solution Manager, classified under XML Injection (Blind XPath Injection). CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2020-06-10.
- How severe is CVE-2020-6271?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-6271 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.