CVE-2020-6177 XML external entity in SAP Mobile Platform

Medium 4.3 Published 12 Feb 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Attackers can cause partial denial of service in SAP Mobile Platform by sending malicious XML documents, despite external entity resolution being disabled.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-6177?

CVE-2020-6177 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Mobile Platform, published on 12 Feb 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SAP Mobile Platform, version 3.0, does not sufficiently validate an XML document accepted from an untrusted source which could lead to partial denial of service. Since SAP Mobile Platform does not allow External-Entity resolving, there is no issue of leaking content of files on the server.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6177?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Mobile Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2020-6177?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6177 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-6177 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6177 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pjf7-66cm-jgpj.