CVE-2008-4830 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

Vendors	Products
Sap	Sap Gui

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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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: flexera

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

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

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

Link: CVE-2008-4830

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-4830

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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