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 protected with some specific certificate, leading to Missing Authentication Check.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (56.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- SAP Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform — versions 1.0, 2.0, 2.1
- SAP Se Business Objects Intelligence Platform (Live Data Connect) — versions < 1.0, < 2.0, < 2.x
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- launchpad.support.sap.com/ (Permissions Required)
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.