CVE-2008-4830 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 27.6% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 27.59% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-04-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sap | sap gui |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | EnjoySAP SAP GUI - ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Download (Metasploit) | 2010-12-01 |
References
- 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
- 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
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