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CVE-2020-6287

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2021-11-03 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2020-07-14
  • WeaknessCWE-306

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-07-1413:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2021-11-03Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2021-11-03Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2021-11-03Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-01-2920:18SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Sap netweaver application server java
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.30= 7.30no fix published
7.31= 7.31no fix published
7.40= 7.40no fix published
7.50= 7.50no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As sap, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • SAP SE SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA (LM Configuration Wizard)
    Affected
    • = < 7.30no fix stated
    • = < 7.31no fix stated
    • = < 7.40no fix stated
    • = < 7.50no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2021-04-06

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-05-03

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
7 repositories, unverifiedchipik/SAP_RECONduc-nt/CVE-2020-6287-exploitOnapsis/CVE-2020-6287_RECON-scannerynsmroztas/CVE-2020-6287-Sap-Add-Usermurataydemir/CVE-2020-6287
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleauxiliary/admin/sap/cve_2020_6287_ws_add_userrank: normalModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2021-11-03
Patch Due Date
2022-05-03
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-07-14
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-676j-vqr4-6w3h

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-6287?

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.

Is CVE-2020-6287 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2020-6287 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-05-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-6287?

CVE-2020-6287 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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