# CVE-2020-6224: Information disclosure in SAP NetWeaver AS Java (HTTP Service)

> An administrator can access sensitive user data like passwords from trace files in SAP NetWeaver AS Java, leading to information disclosure.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Apr 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f9xm-gx32-3xcw

## What is CVE-2020-6224?

CVE-2020-6224 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sap Netweaver Application Server Java, published on 14 Apr 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

SAP NetWeaver AS Java (HTTP Service), versions 7.10, 7.11, 7.20, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, allows an attacker with administrator privileges to access user sensitive data such as passwords in trace files, when the user logs in and sends request with login credentials, leading to Information Disclosure.

Weakness: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6224?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Netweaver Application Server Java.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-6224?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6224 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-6224 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6224 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-2020-6224 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-6224 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sap Netweaver Application Server Java, published on 14 Apr 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6224 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-2020-6224/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6224/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-6224
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6224
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-6224

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6224/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.