CVE-2014-8316
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 2.8%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- EPSS score
- 2.8% (86th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2014-8157)
- Published
- October 16, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-8157 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- sap / businessobjects explorer
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128633/SAP-BusinessObjects-Explorer-14.0.5-XXE-Injection.html(Exploit)
- http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-55451(Vendor Advisory)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/50(Exploit)
- http://www.csnc.ch/misc/files/advisories/CSNC-2013-018_SAP_BusinessObjects_Explorer_XXE.txt(Exploit)
- 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(Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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