CVE-2020-6298
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 Banking Services (Generic Market Data), versions - 400, 450, 500, allows an unauthorized user to display protected Business Partner Generic Market Data (GMD) and change related GMD key figure values, due to Missing Authorization Check.
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 Banking Services Generic Market Data versions 400, 450, and 500 contain a missing authorization check vulnerability that allows unauthorized users to both view protected Business Partner Generic Market Data (GMD) and modify GMD key figure values. This authorization bypass in the banking services module exposes sensitive financial market data to unauthorized access and manipulation.
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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= 400= 450= 500CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 SAP Banking Services GMD versionUse SAP transaction code SMEE or check the installed software component version for SAP Banking Services Generic Market Data. Access System > Status in SAP GUI to view installed product versions.Affected if The installed version matches 400, 450, or 500 exactly.
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Confirm GMD module is configuredCheck if the Generic Market Data functionality is active in the SAP Banking Services module. Use transaction code SPRO to navigate to Banking Services > Generic Market Data settings and verify the component is enabled.Affected if The GMD module is installed and active in the banking services configuration.
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Verify user access to Business Partner GMDAttempt to access Business Partner Generic Market Data using transaction code BP or custom GMD transaction codes. Check if unauthorized users can view protected GMD records without proper role assignments.Affected if Users without explicit GMD authorization roles can access or view Business Partner GMD data.
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Test GMD modification capabilityAttempt to modify GMD key figure values using the appropriate GMD maintenance transaction. Verify if users without elevated banking services permissions can alter market data values.Affected if Users can modify GMD key figure values without proper authorization checks being enforced.
If the installed SAP Banking Services Generic Market Data version is exactly 400, 450, or 500 and the GMD module is active, the environment is affected by this authorization bypass vulnerability.
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 dataImplement proper SAP authorization checks on all GMD-related operations to verify user permissions before allowing display or modification of Business Partner data. Apply SAP Security Notes addressing missing authorization checks in the Banking Services module.
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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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