CVE-2008-4830 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Insecure method vulnerability in the KWEdit ActiveX control in SAP GUI 6.40 Patch 29 (KWEDIT.DLL 6400.1.1.41) and 7.10 Patch 5 (KWEDIT.DLL 7100.1.1.43) allows remote attackers to (1) overwrite arbitrary files via the SaveDocumentAs method or (2) read or execute arbitrary files via the OpenDocument method.

Published: 2009-04-16

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 62.5% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:sap:sap_gui:6.40:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sap:sap_gui:7.10:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.62466.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/32869
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-56/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502698/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34524
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022062
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1043

History

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Subscriptions

Sap Sap Gui

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: flexera

Published: 2009-04-16T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:27.948Z

Reserved: 2008-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4830

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-04-16T15:12:57.297

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-4830

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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