CVE-2020-6239

SYSTEM password disclosure via cleartext display

Published Jun 10, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Information disclosure in SAP Business One Backup Service 9.3 and 10.0 allows local users to view the SYSTEM password in clear text. SAP has not published the affected interface or the operation that renders the stored credential without protection. Exploitation requires local administrator privileges and exposes the SAP HANA SYSTEM account credential without reported modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in SAP Business One Backup Service 9.3 and 10.0 allows local users to view the SYSTEM password in clear text. SAP has not published the affected interface or the operation that renders the stored credential without protection. Exploitation requires local administrator privileges and exposes the SAP HANA SYSTEM account credential without reported modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-6239
Published
Jun 10, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
SAP Business One Backup Service
Classifications
CWE-522, T1552
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 10, 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=< 10.0
  2. Affected versionversion=< 9.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

SAP SE · SAP Business One Backup Serviceversion=< 10.0; version=< 9.3

Published CVSS scores

4.4SAP SECVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.1NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
4.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
T1552Unsecured Credentials

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