CVE-2020-6244 Code injection in SAP Business Client

High 7.0 Published 12 May 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

An attacker can execute malicious code via DLL injection in SAP Business Client by exploiting an uncontrolled search path element.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-6244?

CVE-2020-6244 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in SAP Business Client, published on 12 May 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

SAP Business Client, version 7.0, allows an attacker after a successful social engineering attack to inject malicious code as a DLL file in untrusted directories that can be executed by the application, due to uncontrolled search path element. An attacker could thereby control the behavior of the application.

Weakness: CWE-427

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6244?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Business Client.

How do I fix CVE-2020-6244?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6244 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2020-6244 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4wrg-fcqh-8cg6.