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CVE-2020-6247 Denial of service in SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can crash or flood the Central Management Server, denying service to legitimate users of SAP Business Objects.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-6247?

CVE-2020-6247 is a medium-severity denial of service 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, version 4.2, allows an unauthenticated attacker to prevent legitimate users from accessing a service. Using a specially crafted request, the attacker can crash or flood the Central Management Server, thereby impacting system availability.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6247?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2020-6247?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6247 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2020-6247 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6247 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wq2w-hx52-r5gj.

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