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CVE-2020-6308

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Services) Server-Side Request Forgery

SAP SE / SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Services) · affected before 410

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Severity
CVSS 5.3 · Medium
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
61.7%
First observed
—
Last observed
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Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

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What it is

CVE-2020-6308 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting SAP SE SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Services). SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Services) versions - 410,...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

SAP SE / SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Services) affected before 410.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Services) Server-Side Request Forgery

SAP 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.

SAP SE Affected
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Services)
Before 410 Before 420 Before 430
Published
20 Oct 2020
Exploitation Reported
20 Oct 2020
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

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CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 20 Oct 2020

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 27 Dec 2020

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2020-10-20 13:31 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-6308.yaml 25 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

5.3 Medium

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

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

EPSS

61.7%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) CWE-918

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 5.3 Medium

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

CVSS v3.0 5.3 Medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 5.0 Medium

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform - Blind Server-Side Request Forgery

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 14:20 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  2. 00:00 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  3. 13:31 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  4. 13:31 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2020-6308",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 5.3,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.61736,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}