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CVE-2020-6317: In certain situations, an attacker with regular user credentials and local access to an ASE cockpit install...

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.

LowCVSS 2.6Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

CVE-2020-6317 is a low-severity information disclosure issue in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise cockpit installations. A local user with ordinary credentials may read sensitive information from installation log files. The source says the exposed information has limited utility and cannot be used to access, change, or disrupt other cockpit or system data.

Executive priority

Treat this as a routine hardening item, not an emergency. Prioritize it for SAP systems with many local users or shared administration hosts, and fold remediation into regular SAP maintenance.

Technical view

The issue affects SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.7 and 16.0, specifically ASE cockpit installation scenarios. Preconditions are regular user credentials and local access. The CVSS 3.0 score is 2.6 with low confidentiality impact, high attack complexity, required privileges, no user interaction, and no integrity or availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely on hosts running affected SAP ASE cockpit installations where installation logs are readable by local non-administrative users. Internet-facing exposure is not supported by the provided sources.

Exploitation context

The provided sources do not indicate active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. Exploitation requires local access and valid regular user credentials, limiting realistic attacker reach.

Researcher notes

Evidence is limited to the CVE description, CVSS vector, and SAP references. No CWE, exploit status, or fixed-version details are provided in the bundle, so remediation should be verified against SAP’s official note.

Mitigation direction

  • Review SAP Note 2953203 and SAP security advisory guidance.
  • Apply any SAP-provided correction or configuration change for affected ASE versions.
  • Restrict local access to ASE cockpit installation directories and logs.
  • Review log file permissions for non-administrative user readability.
  • Remove or secure installation logs containing sensitive data where operationally safe.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory SAP ASE 15.7 and 16.0 cockpit installations.
  • Check whether installation logs are readable by regular local users.
  • Review logs for sensitive information exposure.
  • Confirm SAP Note 2953203 guidance has been evaluated or applied.
  • Document compensating controls if vendor remediation is unavailable.
Prepared
Confidence
high
Sources
4

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Low
CVSS
2.6 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
3Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
2.6CVSS 3.0LowCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N1.21.4Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

2.6Low
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2020-6317Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
SAP SESAP Adaptive Server Enterprise< 15.7, < 16.0Listed
Weakness

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