CVE-2020-6203 Path traversal in SAP NetWeaver UDDI Server (Services Registry)

Critical 9.1 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit insufficient path validation in SAP NetWeaver UDDI Server to access files outside the intended directory.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-6203?

CVE-2020-6203 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Sap Netweaver, published on 10 Mar 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SAP NetWeaver UDDI Server (Services Registry), versions- 7.10, 7.11, 7.20, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50; allows an attacker to exploit insufficient validation of path information provided by users, thus characters representing 'traverse to parent directory' are passed through to the file APIs, leading to Path Traversal.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6203?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Netweaver.

How do I fix CVE-2020-6203?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6203 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2020-6203 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6203 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4jj3-8j3g-4c6p.

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