CVE-2020-6236 Privilege escalation in SAP Adaptive Extensions
An attacker with admin_group privileges can modify file permissions to execute arbitrary files as root, leading to privilege escalation in SAP Landscape Management.
- 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-2020-6236?
CVE-2020-6236 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Adaptive Extensions, published on 14 Apr 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SAP Landscape Management, version 3.0, and SAP Adaptive Extensions, version 1.0, allows an attacker with admin_group privileges to change ownership and permissions (including S-user ID bit s-bit) of arbitrary files remotely. This results in the possibility to execute these files as root user from a non-root context, leading to Privilege Escalation.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6236?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sap Adaptive Extensions, Sap Landscape Management.
How do I fix CVE-2020-6236?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6236 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-6236 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6236 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qrvg-vrjq-42gc.