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CVE-2020-6294 Missing authorization in SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform

High 8.5 Published Updated

Attackers can access protected functionalities in SAP Business Objects BI Platform without authentication due to missing identity checks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-6294?

CVE-2020-6294 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform, published on 12 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Xvfb of SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform, versions - 4.2, 4.3, platform on Unix does not perform any authentication checks for functionalities that require user identity.

Weakness: CWE-306

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6294?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2020-6294?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6294 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2020-6294 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6294 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f5jc-8383-8hp7.

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