SAP HANA Extend Application Services (XS) does not encrypt transmissions for applications…
Priority LOW 18CWE-310Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
SAP HANA Extend Application Services (XS) does not encrypt transmissions for applications that enable form based authentication using SSL, which allows remote attackers to obtain credentials and other sensitive information by sniffing the network.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01516 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-5171
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-733c-h8w7-7f72
References
Other 5
- http://www.onapsis.com/resources/get.php?resid=adv_onapsis-2014-021
- https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1963932
- 20140729 [Onapsis Security Advisory 2014-021] SAP HANA XS Missing encryption in form-based authentication
- http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-8218
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127666/SAP-HANA-XS-Missing-Encryption.html
More SAP Hana Extended Application Services vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-01190 The Extended Application Services (XS) in SAP HANA allows remote attackers to inject… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2018-01764 In SAP HANA Extended Application Services, 1.0, a controller user who has SpaceAuditor… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2018-01763 In SAP HANA Extended Application Services, 1.0, a controller user who has SpaceAuditor… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2019-00229 Sensitive information in log files in SAP HANA Extended Application Services, advanced… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-12270 Injection in SAP HANA extended application services CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-01761 Under certain circumstances, a specific endpoint of the Controller's API could be misused… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2014-5171 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-5171 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-733c-h8w7-7f72 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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