SAP Business Intelligence Platform 4.1/4.2 code injection

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in SAP Business Intelligence Platform 4.1/4.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to code injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-6208. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability has been found in SAP Business Intelligence Platform 4.1/4.2 (Business Process Management Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (Crystal Reports), versions- 4.1, 4.2, allows an attacker with basic authorization to inject code that can be executed by the application and thus allowing the attacker to control the behaviour of the application, leading to Remote Code Execution. Although the mode of attack is only Local, multiple applications can be impacted as a result of the vulnerability.

The weakness was shared 03/10/2020. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-6208 since 01/08/2020. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/11/2020). This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Business Process Management Software

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• SAP

Name

• Business Intelligence Platform

Version

• 4.1
• 4.2

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.sap.com/

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