VDB-153148 · CVE-2020-6227 · GCVE-0-2020-6227

SAP Business Intelligence Platform 4.2 GIOP Packet privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SAP Business Intelligence Platform 4.2. The affected element is an unknown function of the component GIOP Packet Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2020-6227. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SAP Business Intelligence Platform 4.2 (Business Process Management Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component GIOP Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (CMS / Auditing issues), version 4.2, allows attacker to send specially crafted GIOP packets to several services due to Improper Input Validation, allowing to forge additional entries in GLF log files.

The weakness was presented 04/14/2020. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-6227 since 01/08/2020. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 04/15/2020). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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

See VDB-153152, VDB-153147 and VDB-153144 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Business Process Management Software

Vendor

Name

Business Intelligence Platform

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.sap.com/

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 5.0
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NVD Base Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/08/2020 🔍
04/14/2020 +97 days 🔍
04/15/2020 +1 days 🔍
05/09/2025 +1850 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sap.com

Advisory: launchpad.support.sap.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-6227 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-6227
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-153148
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150716
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/15/2020 08:30
Updated: 05/09/2025 03:43
Changes: 04/15/2020 08:30 (36), 04/15/2020 08:35 (12), 05/19/2024 09:28 (16), 05/19/2024 09:29 (19), 05/09/2025 03:43 (3)
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