CVE-2020-6225
mediumpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.011 · 66 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
SAP NetWeaver (Knowledge Management), versions (KMC-CM - 7.00, 7.01, 7.02, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50 and KMC-WPC 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50), does not sufficiently validate path information provided by users, thus characters representing traverse to parent directory are passed through to the file APIs, allowing the attacker to overwrite, delete, or corrupt arbitrary files on the remote server, leading to Path Traversal.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.5–9.1
weaknesses
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affected products (22)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- sap netweaver knowledge management and collaboration (kmc-cm)= 7.00nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_knowledge_management_and_collaboration_\(kmc-cm\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- sap netweaver knowledge management and collaboration (kmc-cm)= 7.01nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_knowledge_management_and_collaboration_\(kmc-cm\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- sap netweaver knowledge management and collaboration (kmc-cm)= 7.02nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_knowledge_management_and_collaboration_\(kmc-cm\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- sap netweaver knowledge management and collaboration (kmc-cm)= 7.30nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_knowledge_management_and_collaboration_\(kmc-cm\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- sap netweaver knowledge management and collaboration (kmc-cm)= 7.31nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_knowledge_management_and_collaboration_\(kmc-cm\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- sap netweaver knowledge management and collaboration (kmc-cm)= 7.40nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_knowledge_management_and_collaboration_\(kmc-cm\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- sap netweaver knowledge management and collaboration (kmc-cm)= 7.50nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_knowledge_management_and_collaboration_\(kmc-cm\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- sap netweaver knowledge management and collaboration (kmc-wpc)= 7.30nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_knowledge_management_and_collaboration_\(kmc-wpc\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- sap netweaver knowledge management and collaboration (kmc-wpc)= 7.31nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_knowledge_management_and_collaboration_\(kmc-wpc\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2896682cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6225cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/SAP-multiple-vulnerabilities-of-April-2020-32012cnnvd
- https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=544214202cnnvd
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2896682enisa_euvd
- https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=544214202enisa_euvd
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2896682Permissions RequiredVendor Advisorynvd
- https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=544214202Vendor Advisorynvd
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