CVE-2014-8309

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.

Published: 2014-10-16 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-8309 is rated Moderate Risk (47/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.67%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.18% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8309

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.49% 1.67% +1.18%
2 2025-03-30 0.55% 0.49% -0.06%
3 2025-03-29 0.55%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-8309

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-8309

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-8309

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sap businessobjects 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap businessobjects_xi 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_xi:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap businessobjects_xi r2 cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_xi:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-8309

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