# CVE-2020-6283: Cross-site scripting in SAP Fiori(Launchpad)

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts into SAP Fiori Launchpad to steal user session data and authentication information.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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:** 9 Sep 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g64w-x6g2-6j38

## What is CVE-2020-6283?

CVE-2020-6283 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP Fiori(Launchpad), published on 9 Sep 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

SAP Fiori Launchpad does not sufficiently encode user controlled inputs, and hence allowing the attacker to inject the meta tag into the launchpad html using the vulnerable parameter, resulting in reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. With a successful attack, the attacker can steal authentication information of the user, such as data relating to his or her current session.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6283?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Fiori Launchpad.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-6283?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6283 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-6283 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6283 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP Fiori(Launchpad)

- [CVE-2022-26101](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26101/): Cross-site scripting in Fiori Launchpad (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2020-6210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6210/): Cross-site scripting in SAP Fiori Launchpad (medium 4.7)
- [CVE-2023-49584](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49584/): Client-Side Desynchronization vulnerability in SAP Fiori Launchpad (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-6283 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-6283 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP Fiori(Launchpad), published on 9 Sep 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-2020-6283 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP Fiori(Launchpad). 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-2020-6283/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6283/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-6283
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6283
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-6283

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6283/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.