CVE-2020-6195

Administrative compromise via cleartext password response

Published Apr 14, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Information disclosure in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform CMC 4.1 and 4.2 allows attackers to obtain a cleartext password. A CMC response exposes the password in cleartext, but SAP's public record does not identify the request, response field, or workflow that produces it. Exploitation requires social engineering to gain system access; a disclosed administrative password permits reading, changing, or deleting data and rights.

CVSS severity6.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.63%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform CMC 4.1 and 4.2 allows attackers to obtain a cleartext password. A CMC response exposes the password in cleartext, but SAP's public record does not identify the request, response field, or workflow that produces it. Exploitation requires social engineering to gain system access; a disclosed administrative password permits reading, changing, or deleting data and rights.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-6195
Published
Apr 14, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform
Classifications
CWE-522, CWE-319, T1552
Attack vector
physical
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 14, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 4.1
  2. Affected versionversion=< 4.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorphysical
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

SAP SE · SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platformversion=< 4.1; version=< 4.2

Published CVSS scores

6.4SAP SECVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorphysical
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CWE-319Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
T1552Unsecured Credentials

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