CVE-2014-8659
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 · uneditedDirectory traversal vulnerability in SAP Environment, Health, and Safety allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files 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 · low confidenceA directory traversal vulnerability in SAP Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) module allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files on the server by manipulating file path parameters using '../' sequences. This could enable exposure of sensitive configuration files, credentials, or other system data.
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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 dataall versionsCVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm SAP EHS module is installed and activeUse SAP transaction code SE11 or SM37 to check for EHS module components and running processes related to SAP_EHS (Environment Health and Safety)Affected if The EHS module is present and active in the SAP landscape
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Identify EHS web interfaces and file handling endpointsReview SAP Gateway and ICM (Internet Communication Manager) configurations to locate EHS-related URLs and endpoints that accept file path parametersAffected if Web-based EHS endpoints accepting file path inputs are exposed
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Test input validation on file path parametersSubmit a request to the EHS file handling endpoint with a path containing '../' sequences (e.g., ../../etc/passwd or ..\..\windows\win.ini) and observe if traversal is allowed or blockedAffected if The application accepts directory traversal sequences without rejecting them
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Review EHS configuration for file access controlsCheck SAP EHS configuration tables (e.g., via transaction SPRO) for settings related to file upload/download and path validation in the EHS moduleAffected if No input validation or path sanitization is configured for file path parameters
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Audit EHS module patches and security notesReview installed SAP security notes using transaction SNOTE and compare against SAP Security Note 1988505 (or relevant EHS security patches for CVE-2014-8659)Affected if The relevant security patch for this CVE has not been applied
A user is affected if the SAP EHS module is installed and accepts file path parameters without rejecting '../' directory traversal sequences, and the security patch for this vulnerability has not been applied.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 dataApply the relevant SAP security patch for this vulnerability and implement input validation on all file path parameters within the EHS module to reject directory traversal sequences.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-8659 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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