CVE-2020-6308

MEDIUM EXPLOITED NUCLEI

SAP BusinessObjects Web Services - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2020-6308 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 4 public exploits from researchers including InitRoot, TheMMMdev, MachadoOtto. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository provides a detailed technical analysis of CVE-2020-6308, an SSRF vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform. It includes HTTP request examples, timing-based port scanning techniques, and explanations of the vulnerable CMS parameter injection.

Description

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.

Exploits (4)

nomisec WRITEUP 36 stars
by InitRoot · infoleak
https://github.com/InitRoot/CVE-2020-6308-PoC

The repository provides a detailed technical analysis of CVE-2020-6308, an SSRF vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform. It includes HTTP request examples, timing-based port scanning techniques, and explanations of the vulnerable CMS parameter injection.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Ssrf
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Services) versions 410, 420, 430
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the SAP BusinessObjects server · Misconfigured firewall allowing outbound connections
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars
by TheMMMdev · infoleak
https://github.com/TheMMMdev/CVE-2020-6308

This repository contains a functional Go script that automates the exploitation of CVE-2020-6308, an SSRF vulnerability in SAP Business Objects. The script sends crafted HTTP requests to probe internal ports via the vulnerable endpoint, using timing-based responses to infer port status.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Ssrf
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SAP Business Objects
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the vulnerable SAP Business Objects instance · The target endpoint must be reachable
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC
by MachadoOtto · infoleak
https://github.com/MachadoOtto/sap_bo_launchpad-ssrf-timing_attack

This repository contains a functional Python script that exploits CVE-2020-6308, an SSRF vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Launchpad. The script performs a timing attack to infer open ports on a target IP by leveraging SAP's authentication mechanisms.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Ssrf
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SAP BusinessObjects Launchpad
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the SAP BusinessObjects Launchpad URL · Target IP address to probe
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC
by freeFV · poc
https://github.com/freeFV/CVE-2020-6308-mass-exploiter

This repository contains a functional mass exploiter for CVE-2020-6308, targeting F5 Big-IP devices. The exploit leverages a path traversal vulnerability to read sensitive files like /etc/passwd, confirming vulnerability status.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: F5 Big-IP
No auth needed
Prerequisites: List of target IPs/URLs
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

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

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2943844

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.6174
EPSS Percentile 99.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2024-02-14
CWE
CWE-918
Status published
Products (3)
sap/businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform 4.1
sap/businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform 4.2
sap/businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform 4.3
Published Oct 20, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026