SAP NetWeaver Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability (CVE-2020-6287)
Severity: critical · Patch status: patched · Since 2021-11-03 · CVE-2020-6287
SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java Platforms contains a missing authentication for critical function vulnerability allowing unauthenticated access to execute configuration tasks and create administrative users. CISA added CVE-2020-6287 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov 3, 2021, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by May 3, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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