CVE-2020-6288

Description

SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Intelligence HTML interface) allows an attacker with edit document rights to upload any file (including script files) without proper file format validation leading to Unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type vulnerability. The attacker can modify some formulas and display erroneous content. The server is not affected only the current user browser session, that can easily be closed.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.22%
Vendor Advisory sap.com
Affected: SAP SE SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Intelligence HTML interface)
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=557449700 vendor advisory
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2930128 permissions required

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-6288?
CVE-2020-6288 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-6288?
To fix CVE-2020-6288, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-6288 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-6288 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-6288?
CVE-2020-6288 affects SAP SE SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Intelligence HTML interface).
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