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CVE-2020-6317


In certain situations, an attacker with regular user credentials and local access to an ASE cockpit installation can access sensitive information which appears in the installation log files. This information although sensitive is of limited utility and cannot be used to further access, modify or render unavailable any other information in the cockpit or system. This affects SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise, Versions - 15.7, 16.0.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a LOW severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 3.5, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from sap organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2020-11-30T19:15:12.537

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:35:29.873

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 3.5 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

5.1

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-532

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application sap adaptive_server_enterprise 15.7 Yes
Application sap adaptive_server_enterprise 16.0 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For sap's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.