CVE-2020-6181

Under some circumstances the SAML SSO implementation in the SAP NetWeaver (SAP_BASIS versions 702, 730, 731, 740 and SAP ABAP Platform (SAP_BASIS versions 750, 751, 752, 753, 754), allows an attacker to include invalidated data in the HTTP response header sent to a Web user, leading to HTTP Response Splitting vulnerability.

Published: 2020-02-12 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-6181 is rated Moderate Risk (41.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.78%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-6181

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.30% 0.78% +0.47%
2 2025-11-21 0.21% 0.30% +0.10%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.21% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-6181

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.8 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]
5.8 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-6181

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-6181

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sap abap_platform 7.50 cpe:2.3:a:sap:abap_platform:7.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap abap_platform 7.51 cpe:2.3:a:sap:abap_platform:7.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap abap_platform 7.52 cpe:2.3:a:sap:abap_platform:7.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap abap_platform 7.53 cpe:2.3:a:sap:abap_platform:7.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap abap_platform 7.54 cpe:2.3:a:sap:abap_platform:7.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap netweaver 7.02 cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver:7.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap netweaver 7.30 cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver:7.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap netweaver 7.31 cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver:7.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap netweaver 7.40 cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver:7.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-6181

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