CVE-2020-6227
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (CMS / Auditing issues), version 4.2, allows attacker to send specially crafted GIOP packets to several services due to Improper Input Validation, allowing to forge additional entries in GLF log files.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceSAP Business Objects BI Platform 4.2 contains improper input validation in GIOP (General Inter-ORB Protocol) packet handling for CMS and Auditing services. Attackers can send specially crafted GIOP packets to inject forged entries into GLF (Global Log Framework) log files, potentially obscuring attack痕迹 or creating false audit records.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 4.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform versionUse SAP Central Management Console (CMC) or execute 'cmc.sh -version' or 'biproductversioning.sh' from the installation directory to retrieve the exact platform versionAffected if The installed version is exactly 4.2 (any subversion)
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Verify CMS service is runningAccess SAP CMC and navigate to Servers section, or use command line 'cms.sh -status' to check if Central Management Server (CMS) is activeAffected if CMS service is running - the vulnerability affects GIOP packet handling in CMS
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Verify Auditing service is enabledIn CMC, go to Auditing section and check if Auditing service is enabled, or check server configuration for 'AuditingService'Affected if Auditing service is enabled - the vulnerability also affects GIOP in Auditing services
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Inspect GLF log files for anomalous entriesLocate GLF (Global Log Framework) log files in the logging directory (typically under <BO_install>/logging or <BO_install>/bobje/logging), review logs for unexpected entries with suspicious timestamps, unusual sources, or forged contentAffected if GLF logs contain entries that appear injected, have inconsistent timestamps, or show signs of tampering
You are affected if you are running SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform version 4.2 with CMS or Auditing services enabled, and GLF logs show suspicious or forged entries.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply SAP security patches for CVE-2020-6227. Until patched, restrict network access to CMS and Auditing GIOP services and implement log integrity monitoring to detect anomalous GLF entries.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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