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CVE-2020-6287: SAP NetWeaver Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03
• EPSS: 94.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-07-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-306

Description

SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA (LM Configuration Wizard), versions - 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, does not perform an authentication check which allows an attacker without prior authentication to execute configuration tasks to perform critical actions against the SAP Java system, including the ability to create an administrative user, and therefore compromising Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of the system, leading to Missing Authentication Check.

Affected products

• SAP NetWeaver AS Java: 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162085/SAP-JAVA-Configuration-Task-Execution.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/6
• https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2934135
• https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=552599675
• https://www.onapsis.com/recon-sap-cyber-security-vulnerability
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162085/SAP-JAVA-Configuration-Task-Execution.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/6
• https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2934135
• https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=552599675
• https://www.onapsis.com/recon-sap-cyber-security-vulnerability
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-6287

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