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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-6247 · published 12 May 2020

CVE-2020-6247: Sap businessobjects business intelligence platform vulnerability

Sap · Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform

SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform, version 4.2, allows an unauthenticated attacker to prevent legitimate users from accessing a service. Using a specially crafted request, the attacker can crash or flood the Central Management Server, thereby impacting system availability.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.0% · top 37.0%
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0
1.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform, version 4.2, allows an unauthenticated attacker to prevent legitimate users from accessing a service. Using a specially crafted request, the attacker can crash or flood the Central Management Server, thereby impacting system availability.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2828558 Permissions Required
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=545396222 Vendor Advisory
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2828558 Permissions Required
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=545396222 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-6247), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-05). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.