Auth bypass in Sap Businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform

CVE-2020-6242

SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (Live Data Connect), versions 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, allows an attacker to logon on the Central Management Console without password in case of the BIPRWS application server was not prot…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.008 (53.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cna@sap.com (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
  • cna@sap.com (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-6242?
CVE-2020-6242 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sap Businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-6242?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-6242 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.