CVE-2014-8316

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-10-16 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in polestar_xml.jsp in SAP BusinessObjects Explorer 14.0.5 build 882 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the xmlParameter parameter in an explorationSpaceUpdate request.

Affected products

SAP Businessobjects Explorer: 14.0.5

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128633/SAP-BusinessObjects-Explorer-14.0.5-XXE-Injection.html
http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-55451
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/50
http://www.csnc.ch/misc/files/advisories/CSNC-2013-018_SAP_BusinessObjects_Explorer_XXE.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533673/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70384
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96933
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1908531
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128633/SAP-BusinessObjects-Explorer-14.0.5-XXE-Injection.html
http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-55451
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/50
http://www.csnc.ch/misc/files/advisories/CSNC-2013-018_SAP_BusinessObjects_Explorer_XXE.txt

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