# CVE-2020-26826: File upload in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA

> An attacker can upload arbitrary files, including scripts, to SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA due to missing validation, potentially leading to code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Dec 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fxqq-3w9f-87xc

## What is CVE-2020-26826?

CVE-2020-26826 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sap Netweaver Application Server Java, published on 9 Dec 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Process Integration Monitoring of SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA, versions - 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, allows an attacker to upload any file (including script files) without proper file format validation, leading to Unrestricted File Upload.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-26826?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Netweaver Application Server Java.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-26826?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-26826 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-26826 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-26826 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sap Netweaver Application Server Java

- [CVE-2020-6287](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6287/): SAP NetWeaver Missing Authentication for Critical Function (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-5326](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-5326/): SAP NetWeaver Remote Code Execution (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2016-2386](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2386/): SAP NetWeaver SQL Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-12637](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12637/): SAP NetWeaver Directory Traversal (high 7.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2016-3976](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3976/): SAP NetWeaver Directory Traversal (high 7.5, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-26826 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-26826 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sap Netweaver Application Server Java, published on 9 Dec 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-26826 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sap Netweaver Application Server Java. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26826/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26826/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-26826
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26826
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-26826

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26826/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.