CVE-2020-6287
Published 2020-07-14 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source cna@sap.com
Summary
CVE-2020-6287 is a critical-severity (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by May 3, 2022. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. SAP has 14 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 3 of them linked to ransomware.
All 14 known-exploited SAP vulnerabilities →Description
SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA (LM Configuration Wizard), versions - 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, does not perform an authentication check which allows an attacker without prior authentication to execute configuration tasks to perform critical actions against the SAP Java system, including the ability to create an administrative user, and therefore compromising Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of the system, leading to Missing Authentication Check.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: SAP — NetWeaver
Name: SAP NetWeaver Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability
Date added: 2021-11-03 · Due: 2022-05-03
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162085/SAP-JAVA-Configuration-Task-Execution.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/6
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2934135
- https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=552599675
- https://www.onapsis.com/recon-sap-cyber-security-vulnerability
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162085/SAP-JAVA-Configuration-Task-Execution.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/6
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2934135

