CVE-2014-8665
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 · uneditedThe SAP Business Intelligence Development Workbench allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading unspecified files.
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 confidenceThe SAP Business Intelligence Development Workbench contains an information disclosure vulnerability allowing remote attackers to read unspecified sensitive files. The vulnerability stems from improper access controls on file operations within the development workbench component.
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 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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Identify if SAP Business Intelligence Development Workbench is installedCheck for the presence of SAP BusinessObjects or SAP BI platform components on the system. Look for installation directories such as SAP BusinessObjects or check Windows Services for BusinessObjects services.Affected if The Development Workbench component is present on the system
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Determine if the Development Workbench is network-accessibleCheck if the BI platform web services or Workbench HTTP ports are listening and exposed. Common ports include 8080, 8000, or SAP BOE ports. Use netstat or port scanning tools to identify open ports associated with SAP BI.Affected if The Workbench HTTP interface is accessible from untrusted networks or the internet
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Verify authentication is required for Workbench accessAttempt to access the Development Workbench URL (typically under the SAP BusinessObjects web interface) without credentials to confirm whether authentication is enforced.Affected if The Workbench can be accessed without providing valid credentials
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Check for anonymous or weak access controlsReview the SAP BI platform configuration for user rights assigned to the Development Workbench. Verify that only authorized users have access permissions.Affected if Anonymous access is enabled or unauthorized users have file operation permissions within the Workbench
The environment is affected if the SAP Business Intelligence Development Workbench component is present and accessible without proper authentication or authorization controls.
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 dataRestrict access to the SAP Business Intelligence Development Workbench to authorized users only. Apply SAP security patches for SAP Business Intelligence platform and review file access permissions within the workbench environment.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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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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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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