CVE-2020-6242Network attack vector

Unauthenticated console access via absent BIPRWS certificate

Published May 12, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Authentication bypass in SAP BusinessObjects Live Data Connect 1.0 through 2.3 allows remote attackers to access the Central Management Console. The BIPRWS authentication path permits a passwordless console logon when the application server lacks the specified certificate protection. The service must expose that unprotected path; successful access grants unauthenticated control of the management console.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.84%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authentication bypass in SAP BusinessObjects Live Data Connect 1.0 through 2.3 allows remote attackers to access the Central Management Console. The BIPRWS authentication path permits a passwordless console logon when the application server lacks the specified certificate protection. The service must expose that unprotected path; successful access grants unauthenticated control of the management console.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-6242
Published
May 12, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
SAP BusinessObjects Live Data Connect
Classifications
CWE-306
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 12, 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=< 1.0
  2. Affected versionversion=< 2.0
  3. Affected versionversion=< 2.x

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

SAP SE · SAP BusinessObjects Live Data Connectversion=< 1.0; version=< 2.0; version=< 2.x

Published CVSS scores

9.8NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8SAP SECVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function

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