Disclosure ManagementApplication · Sap

CVE-2020-6267

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-07-14
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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61/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 · unedited
Some sensitive cookies in SAP Disclosure Management, version 10.1, are missing HttpOnly flag, leading to sensitive cookie without Http Only flag.

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 confidence

In SAP Disclosure Management version 10.1, certain sensitive cookies (typically session cookies) are served without the HttpOnly flag. This flag prevents client-side JavaScript from accessing the cookie content. Without it, if a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists elsewhere in the application, attackers could potentially steal session cookies to impersonate legitimate users.

MitigationConfigure the application server or application code to set the HttpOnly attribute on all sensitive cookies. In SAP Disclosure Management, this typically involves adjusting the session cookie configuration or web.xml settings to ensure the flag is applied during cookie creation.

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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
Disclosure ManagementApplication
Affected:= 10.1

CVSS 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
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/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.

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  1. Confirm SAP Disclosure Management version
    Locate the installed version of SAP Disclosure Management in your system (check SAP LM structure, installed programs, or application about page)
    Affected if Version is 10.1 exactly
  2. Identify application session cookies
    Access the SAP Disclosure Management web interface and authenticate. Use browser developer tools (Application > Cookies) or run 'curl -I <dm_url>' to capture HTTP response headers
    Affected if Application uses session cookies such as JSESSIONID or similar session identifiers
  3. Inspect Set-Cookie headers for HttpOnly flag
    Examine the Set-Cookie HTTP response headers from the application server. Look for the HttpOnly attribute in each cookie specification
    Affected if Session cookies are present WITHOUT the HttpOnly attribute in the Set-Cookie header (e.g., 'Set-Cookie: JSESSIONID=...; path=/' without HttpOnly)
  4. Verify cookie access via client-side script
    Open browser console on the SAP Disclosure Management page and run 'document.cookie' to confirm JavaScript can read session cookie values
    Affected if JavaScript can access session cookie contents (cookie appears in document.cookie output)

You are affected if running SAP Disclosure Management 10.1 and session cookies lack the HttpOnly flag, allowing potential XSS-based session hijacking.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Configure the application server or application code to set the HttpOnly attribute on all sensitive cookies. In SAP Disclosure Management, this typically involves adjusting the session cookie configuration or web.xml settings to ensure the flag is applied during cookie creation.

Fix this in Disclosure Management Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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