CVE-2020-6254 Cross-site scripting in SAP Enterprise Threat Detection

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in SAP Enterprise Threat Detection allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via crafted error responses.

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-2020-6254?

CVE-2020-6254 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP Enterprise Threat Detection, published on 12 May 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 Enterprise Threat Detection, versions 1.0, 2.0, does not sufficiently encode error response pages in case of errors, allowing XSS payload reflecting in the response, leading to reflected Cross Site Scripting.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6254?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Enterprise Threat Detection.

How do I fix CVE-2020-6254?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6254 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-2020-6254 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6254 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xq2c-xc9f-44f4.

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