Vulnerability in SAP Gui
CVE-2008-4830
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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.276 (98.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.276 · newest: 0.276 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- SAP Gui — versions 6.40, 7.10
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-56/ (Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/32869 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502698/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1043 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34524 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-4830?
- CVE-2008-4830 is a vulnerability in SAP Gui. Published 2009-04-16.
- Is CVE-2008-4830 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.