# CVE-2020-6296: Code injection in SAP NetWeaver (ABAP Server) and ABAP Platform

> An attacker can inject code into SAP NetWeaver ABAP Server, allowing them to control application behavior and execute arbitrary code.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Aug 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x7q6-8p3j-gwjm

## What is CVE-2020-6296?

CVE-2020-6296 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Sap Netweaver Application Server Abap, published on 12 Aug 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP NetWeaver (ABAP Server) and ABAP Platform, versions - 700, 701, 702, 710, 711, 730, 731, 740, 750, 751, 753, 755, allows an attacker to inject code that can be executed by the application, leading to Code Injection. An attacker could thereby control the behavior of the application.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6296?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Sap Abap Platform, Sap Netweaver Application Server Abap.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-6296?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6296 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-6296 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6296 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sap Netweaver Application Server Abap

- [CVE-2021-44231](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44231/): Code injection in SAP ABAP Server & ABAP Platform (Translation Tools) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-22131](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22131/): Code Injection vulnerability in SAP ABA (Application Basis) (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2020-6318](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6318/): Code injection in SAP NetWeaver (ABAP Server) and ABAP Platform (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-25615](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25615/): SQL Injection vulnerability in SAP ABAP Platform (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2020-6181](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6181/): Other in SAP ABAP Platform (SAP Basis) (medium 5.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-6296 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-6296 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Sap Netweaver Application Server Abap, published on 12 Aug 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6296 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sap Netweaver Application Server Abap. 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-2020-6296/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6296/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-6296
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6296
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-6296

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6296/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.