What is CVE-2020-6286?

CVE-2020-6286 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Netweaver Application Server Java, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-07-14.

How severe is CVE-2020-6286?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-6286 known to be exploited?

41 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in SAP Netweaver Application Server Java

CVE-2020-6286

The insufficient input path validation of certain parameter in the web service of SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA (LM Configuration Wizard), versions - 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, allows an unauthenticated attacker to exploit a method to download zip files to a specific directory, leading to Path Traversal.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.283 (97.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Sap Netweaver_application_server_java — versions 7.30, 7.31, 7.40
Sap Se Netweaver As Java (Lm Configuration Wizard) — versions < 7.30, < 7.31, < 7.40

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cna@sap.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cna@sap.com (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-6286?: CVE-2020-6286 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Netweaver Application Server Java, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-07-14.
How severe is CVE-2020-6286?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-6286 known to be exploited?: 41 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.