# CVE-2020-6307: Missing authorization in Automated Note Search Tool (SAP Basis)

> Attackers can read sensitive information due to insufficient authorization checks in the Automated Note Search Tool.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6p9c-w66g-f5rf

## What is CVE-2020-6307?

CVE-2020-6307 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Automated Note Search Tool (SAP Basis), published on 14 Jan 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Automated Note Search Tool (update provided in SAP Basis 7.0, 7.01, 7.02, 7.31, 7.4, 7.5, 7.51, 7.52, 7.53 and 7.54) does not perform sufficient authorization checks leading to the reading of sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6307?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Basis.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-6307?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6307 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-6307 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6307 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Automated Note Search Tool (SAP Basis)

- [CVE-2022-41264](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41264/): Code injection in BASIS (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-2478](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2478/): Command injection in SAP Basis (TREX / BWA installation) (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2019-0248](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0248/): Information disclosure in SAP Gateway of ABAP Application Server(SAP BASIS) (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-6307 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-6307 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Automated Note Search Tool (SAP Basis), published on 14 Jan 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6307 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Automated Note Search Tool (SAP Basis). 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-2020-6307/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6307/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-6307
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6307
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-6307

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6307/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.