CVEvulnerability
CVE-2014-8309
5.0 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2014-10-16
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200
Description
SAP 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.
Affected configurations
• sap businessobjects 4.0
• sap businessobjects xi 3.1
• sap businessobjects xi r2
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness
References
- http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-8218 Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/42 seclists.org
- http://www.onapsis.com/resources/get.php?resid=adv_onapsis-2014-029 www.onapsis.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533647/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70304 www.securityfocus.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96874 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/2001109 Vendor Advisory
- http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-8218 Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/42 seclists.org
- http://www.onapsis.com/resources/get.php?resid=adv_onapsis-2014-029 www.onapsis.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533647/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70304 www.securityfocus.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96874 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/2001109 Vendor Advisory