7.2
HIGH
CVE-2020-6234
SAP Host Agent Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

SAP Host Agent, version 7.21, allows an attacker with admin privileges to use the operation framework to gain root privileges over the underlying operating system, leading to Privilege Escalation.

INFO

Published Date :

April 14, 2020, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 29, 2022, 1:24 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-6234 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-6234 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sap host_agent
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-6234.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162084/SAP-Host-Control-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2902645 Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=544214202 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Onapsis Security Advisories. https://www.onapsis.com

Updated: 8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Born at : March 17, 2021, 5:01 p.m. This repo has been linked 44 different CVEs too.

Reposito to keep track of all my high/critical findings.

Updated: 2 years, 10 months ago
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Born at : Dec. 13, 2020, 10:33 p.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-6234 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-6234 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162084/SAP-Host-Control-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162084/SAP-Host-Control-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/5 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-269 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162084/SAP-Host-Control-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 05, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/5 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2902645 No Types Assigned https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2902645 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=544214202 No Types Assigned https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=544214202 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sap:host_agent:7.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-6234 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-6234 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.36 }} -0.04%

score

0.72489

percentile

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