# CVE-2020-6197: Security feature bypass in SAP Enable Now

> Attackers with local access can bypass session expiration to download portable files due to insufficient session invalidation in SAP Enable Now.

- **Severity:** Low 3.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Mar 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5gvv-3x4q-5hp6

## What is CVE-2020-6197?

CVE-2020-6197 is a low-severity vulnerability in SAP Enable Now, published on 10 Mar 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP Enable Now, before version 1908, does not invalidate session tokens in a timely manner. The Insufficient Session Expiration may allow attackers with local access, for instance, to still download the portables.

Weakness: CWE-613 (DEPRECATED: Insufficient Session Expiration)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6197?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Enable Now.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-6197?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6197 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-6197 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP Enable Now

- [CVE-2019-0403](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0403/): Command injection in SAP Enable Now (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-0341](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0341/): Cross-site scripting in SAP Enable Now (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-0404](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0404/): Information disclosure in SAP Enable Now (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-0405](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0405/): Information disclosure in SAP Enable Now (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-0385](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0385/): Cross-site scripting in SAP Enable Now (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-6197 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-6197 is a low-severity vulnerability in SAP Enable Now, published on 10 Mar 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP Enable Now. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6197/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6197/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-6197
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6197
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-6197

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6197/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.