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CVE-2014-8315
polestar_xml.jsp in SAP BusinessObjects Explorer 14.0.5 build 882 replies with different timing depending on if a connection can be made,…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.5%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
polestar_xml.jsp in SAP BusinessObjects Explorer 14.0.5 build 882 replies with different timing depending on if a connection can be made, which allows remote attackers to conduct port scanning attacks via a host name and port in the cms parameter.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.5% · top 25% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1908562 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20141010 SAP Security Note 1908562 - Port scanning in BusinessObjects Explorer (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://www.csnc.ch/misc/files/advisories/CSNC-2013-016_SAP_BusinessObjects_Explorer_Port-Scanning.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 70382 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- sap-businessobjects-port-scan-info-disc(96935) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20141010 SAP Security Note 1908562 - Port scanning in BusinessObjects Explorer (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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