CVE-2014-8309

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-8309
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-10-16 19:55:19 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionSAP BusinessObjects 4.0 and BusinessObjects XI (BOXI) R2 and 3.1 generates error messages for a failed logon attempt with different time delays depending on whether the user account exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames via SecEnterprise authentication requests to the Session web service.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Sap Businessobjects 4.0 All All All
Application Sap Businessobjects Xi 3.1 All All All
Application Sap Businessobjects Xi r2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Full Disclosure: [Onapsis Security Advisory 2014-029] SAP Business Objects Information Disclosure af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Page Not Found | Onapsis af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.onapsis.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Acknowledgments to Security Researchers | SCN af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 scn.sap.com Vendor Advisory
service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/2001109 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 service.sap.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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