Auth bypass in SAP Host Agent
CVE-2020-6183
SAP Host Agent, version 7.21, allows an unprivileged user to read the shared memory or write to the shared memory by sending request to the main SAPOSCOL process and receive responses that may contain data read with user root privileges e.g. size of any directory, system hardware and OS details, leading to Missing Authorization Check vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- SAP Host Agent — versions 7.21
- SAP Se Host Agent — versions = 7.21
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action (Vendor Advisory)
- launchpad.support.sap.com/ (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-6183?
- CVE-2020-6183 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Host Agent, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-02-12.
- How severe is CVE-2020-6183?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.