CVE-2014-8315

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-10-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

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.

Affected products

SAP Businessobjects Explorer: 14.0.5

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/48
http://www.csnc.ch/misc/files/advisories/CSNC-2013-016_SAP_BusinessObjects_Explorer_Port-Scanning.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533672/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70382
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96935
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1908562
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/48
http://www.csnc.ch/misc/files/advisories/CSNC-2013-016_SAP_BusinessObjects_Explorer_Port-Scanning.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533672/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70382
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96935
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1908562

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