CVE-2020-14204

In WebFOCUS Business Intelligence 8.0 (SP6), the administration portal allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files or forge server-side HTTP requests via a crafted HTTP request to /ibi_apps/WFServlet.cfg because XML external entity injection is possible. This is related to making changes to the application repository configuration.

Published: 2020-06-22 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-14204 is rated Moderate Risk (54.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.49%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-14204

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.70% 0.49% -0.21%
2 2025-03-29 0.49% 0.70% +0.21%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.49% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-14204

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.2 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 4.7 [email protected]
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-14204

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-14204

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibi webfocus_business_intelligence 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibi:webfocus_business_intelligence:8.0:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-14204

URL Tags
https://www.hooperlabs.xyz/disclosures/webfocus.php Technical Description Third Party Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence