What is CVE-2020-6307?

CVE-2020-6307 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Basis, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2020-6307?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in SAP Basis

CVE-2020-6307

Automated Note Search Tool (update provided in SAP Basis 7.0, 7.01, 7.02, 7.31, 7.4, 7.5, 7.51, 7.52, 7.53 and 7.54) does not perform sufficient authorization checks leading to the reading of sensitive information.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2020-01-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.2% 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 Basis — versions 7.0, 7.01, 7.02
SAP Se Automated Note Search Tool (SAP Basis) — versions < 7.0, < 7.01, < 7.02

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action (Vendor Advisory)
launchpad.support.sap.com/ (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-6307?: CVE-2020-6307 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Basis, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2020-6307?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.