# CVE-2020-6242: Auth bypass in SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (Live Data Connect)

> Attackers can bypass authentication on the Central Management Console if the application server lacks specific certificate protection, gaining unauthorized access.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 May 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pqh4-8hg2-8vjp

## What is CVE-2020-6242?

CVE-2020-6242 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform, published on 12 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6242?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-6242?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6242 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-6242 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6242 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform

- [CVE-2023-0018](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0018/): Cross-site scripting in BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Central management console) (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2023-0022](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0022/): Code Injection vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform (Analysis edition for OLAP) (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2020-26831](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26831/): XML external entity in SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform (Crystal Report) (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2020-6219](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6219/): Deserialization in Crystal Reports for VS (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2022-35228](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35228/): Cross-site request forgery in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Central management Console) (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-6242 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-6242 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform, published on 12 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6242 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform. 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-2020-6242/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6242/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-6242
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6242
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-6242

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