CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-6224

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Apr 14, 2020 | Modified: Jul 21, 2021
CVSS 3.x
6.2
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
3.5 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

SAP NetWeaver AS Java (HTTP Service), versions 7.10, 7.11, 7.20, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, allows an attacker with administrator privileges to access user sensitive data such as passwords in trace files, when the user logs in and sends request with login credentials, leading to Information Disclosure.

Weakness

Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Netweaver_application_server_java Sap 7.10 (including) 7.10 (including)
Netweaver_application_server_java Sap 7.11 (including) 7.11 (including)
Netweaver_application_server_java Sap 7.20 (including) 7.20 (including)
Netweaver_application_server_java Sap 7.30 (including) 7.30 (including)
Netweaver_application_server_java Sap 7.31 (including) 7.31 (including)
Netweaver_application_server_java Sap 7.40 (including) 7.40 (including)
Netweaver_application_server_java Sap 7.50 (including) 7.50 (including)

Extended Description

While logging all information may be helpful during development stages, it is important that logging levels be set appropriately before a product ships so that sensitive user data and system information are not accidentally exposed to potential attackers. Different log files may be produced and stored for:

Potential Mitigations

References