CVE-2020-6250

Administrator-password disclosure via unmasked logs

Published May 12, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Information disclosure in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 16.0 allows remote authenticated users to read the system administrator password via adjacent-network endpoints. ASE stores passwords in logs without masking, allowing a misconfigured endpoint to return the credential. The attacker must already authenticate and reach the adjacent network; the disclosed password can enable administrator-level data access or service interruption.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.52%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 16.0 allows remote authenticated users to read the system administrator password via adjacent-network endpoints. ASE stores passwords in logs without masking, allowing a misconfigured endpoint to return the credential. The attacker must already authenticate and reach the adjacent network; the disclosed password can enable administrator-level data access or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-6250
Published
May 12, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

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=< 16.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

SAP SE · SAP Adaptive Server Enterpriseversion=< 16.0

Published CVSS scores

6.8SAP SECVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.7NVDAV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C
6.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

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