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

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

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Aug 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f5jc-8383-8hp7

## 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 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6294?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2020-6294 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6294 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-2020-6242](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6242/): Auth bypass in SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (Live Data Connect) (critical 9.8)
- [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)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-6294 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6294 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-2020-6294/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6294/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-6294
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6294
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-6294

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