CVE-2020-6257

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Published May 12, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (CMC and BI Launchpad) 4.2 does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

SAP SE

SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (CMC and BI launchpad)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`< 4.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-27407	SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (CMC and BI Launchpad) 4.2 does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.536% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2907781
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=545396222

History

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Subscriptions

Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 8:55 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: sap
Published: May 12, 2020, 5:53 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 8:55 AM
Reserved: Jan 8, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:22 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 12, 2020, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:22 AM

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