CVE-2020-6308
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 BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Services) versions - 410, 420, 430, allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary values as CMS parameters to perform lookups on the internal network which is otherwise not accessible externally. On successful exploitation, attacker can scan internal network to determine internal infrastructure and gather information for further attacks like remote file inclusion, retrieve server files, bypass firewall and force the vulnerable server to perform malicious requests, resulting in a Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability.
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 confidenceSSRF vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform (versions 410, 420, 430) where unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary CMS parameters to make the server perform lookups on internal network resources, enabling internal infrastructure reconnaissance and serving as a pivot point for further attacks like RFI and file retrieval.
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= 4.1= 4.2= 4.3CVSS 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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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.
-
Identify installed BusinessObjects versionCheck the SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform version through the CMC (Central Management Console) About page, or query the CMS database for version information, or check the installer/contract number documentationAffected if The installed version is 4.1, 4.2, or 4.3 (any patch level)
-
Verify CMS web interface exposureDetermine if the SAP BusinessObjects CMS web ports (typically 8080, 8443, or custom HTTP/HTTPS ports) are accessible from external/untrusted networks by attempting a connection or reviewing firewall rulesAffected if The CMS web interface is reachable from external networks without network segmentation or access controls
-
Review CMS logs for SSRF indicatorsExamine SAP BusinessObjects CMS audit and trace logs for requests containing unusual internal IP addresses (127.0.0.1, 10.x.x.x, 192.168.x.x), internal hostnames, or suspicious URL patterns in CMS parameter fieldsAffected if Logs show requests with internal network targets or unexpected parameter injection patterns that the organization did not initiate
-
Check for internal network reconnaissanceReview network traffic logs or IDS/IPS alerts for outbound connections from the BusinessObjects server to internal infrastructure that was not initiated by legitimate administrative actionsAffected if The BusinessObjects server has made unexpected connections to internal network resources that cannot be attributed to authorized usage
A user is affected if they run BusinessObjects version 4.1, 4.2, or 4.3 and the CMS interface is accessible from networks where untrusted users can inject arbitrary parameters.
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-2020-6308 immediately; restrict external access to CMS ports and implement network segmentation to limit internal service exposure.
- Consultation6.0 h
- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $8,448.
Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2020-6308 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-6308 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
No notes yet
Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.
A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.
- Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data