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CVE-2020-6305 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Rest Adapter of SAP Process Integration, SAP security note 2863743

SAP Note 2863743

SAP security note 2863743, "[CVE-2020-6305] Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Rest Adapter of SAP Process Integration". Below are the symptom and SAP recommended solution.

Description

Symptom

The Rest Adapter in SAP Process Integration does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, leading to an XSS vulnerability. Potential impacts include:

  • Defacing or modifying displayed content on a website.
  • Stealing user authentication information, such as session data.

Solution

This vulnerability has been addressed with the Support Packages and Patches referenced in this SAP Security Note. Applying the patch to the Rest Adapter of SAP NetWeaver Process Integration restricts trace information (e.g., debug traces) to internal administrators, preventing malicious users from exploiting this information.

Reason and prerequisites

To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must trick the victim into clicking a malicious link. Additionally, the victim must have certain privileges to access the vulnerable page.

CVSS

Score 6.1 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

Full note on SAP: SAP Support Launchpad note 2863743

Detailed exploitation and proof-of-concept material for this note is maintained in the RedRays Security Platform. For access, contact [email protected].

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