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Oil Industry Solution Traders And Schedulers WorkbenchApplication · Sap

CVE-2014-4006

MEDIUM · 5.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2014-06-09
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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59/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The SAP Trader's and Scheduler's Workbench (TSW) for SAP Oil & Gas has hardcoded credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via unspecified vectors.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

SAP Trader's and Scheduler's Workbench (TSW) for SAP Oil & Gas contains hardcoded credentials embedded in the application code or configuration files. These credentials allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to the system without needing to exploit any other vulnerability.

MitigationReplace hardcoded credentials with strong, unique passwords or implement proper credential management. Apply any available SAP security patches and conduct a full access review to identify any unauthorized account usage stemming from this exposure.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Oil Industry Solution Traders And Schedulers WorkbenchApplication
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if SAP TSW is installed
    Check for the presence of SAP Oil Industry Solution Traders And Schedulers Workbench components on the system. Look for directories named 'TSW' or 'TradersAndSchedulersWorkbench' in the SAP installation path, typically under /sapmnt/<SID>/ or /usr/sap/<SID>/. On Windows, check under C:\sapmnt\ or the respective SAP drive letter.
    Affected if The product directory or binaries related to Traders And Schedulers Workbench exist on the system
  2. Locate configuration files
    Search for configuration files in the TSW installation directory and related SAP directories. Look for files with extensions such as .xml, .properties, .ini, .conf, .cfg, .config in the TSW folder and parent SAP directories.
    Affected if Configuration files exist in the TSW installation path
  3. Search for hardcoded credentials in config files
    Inspect configuration files for embedded username and password pairs. Search for patterns such as 'password=', 'pwd=', 'user=', 'username=', 'credential=', and hardcoded values that appear to be passwords. Examine files like config files, property files, and XML configuration files in the TSW directory.
    Affected if Plaintext credentials or credential-like strings are found embedded in configuration files
  4. Search application source code for credentials
    If source code or compiled binaries are accessible, search for hardcoded password strings. Use grep or similar tools to search for strings like 'password', 'passwd', 'pwd' within the application binaries or decompiled code. Check Java properties files, ABAP reports, or configuration scripts.
    Affected if Hardcoded username and password pairs are found in application code or binaries
  5. Review database connection configurations
    Examine database connection configuration files used by TSW. Look for connection strings that may contain embedded credentials. Check SAP profile parameters and TSW-specific configuration for any hardcoded authentication details.
    Affected if Database connection configurations contain embedded credentials

If SAP Trader's and Scheduler's Workbench is installed and any hardcoded credentials are found in configuration files, application code, or connection settings, the environment is affected by this CVE.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Replace hardcoded credentials with strong, unique passwords or implement proper credential management. Apply any available SAP security patches and conduct a full access review to identify any unauthorized account usage stemming from this exposure.

Fix this in Oil Industry Solution Traders And Schedulers Workbench Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
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