CVE-2020-6205 Cross-site scripting in SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP (Smart Forms) - SAP BASIS

Medium 6.1 Published 10 Mar 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can execute reflected cross-site scripting to steal credentials and impersonate users in SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP Smart Forms.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-6205?

CVE-2020-6205 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP (Smart Forms) - SAP_BASIS, published on 10 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP Business Server Pages (Smart Forms), SAP_BASIS versions- 7.00, 7.01, 7.02, 7.10, 7.11, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, 7.51, 7.52, 7.53, 7.54; does not sufficiently encode user controlled inputs, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to non-permanently deface or modify displayed content and/or steal authentication information of the user and/or impersonate the user and access all information with the same rights as the target user, leading to Reflected Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6205?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Netweaver as Abap Business Server Pages.

How do I fix CVE-2020-6205?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6205 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2020-6205 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6205 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xj38-pj67-738p.