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CVE-2008-4830

Published: Apr 16, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
9.3CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
27.6%
Top 2.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

sap
commercial·DEaka sap ag
sap guiOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-56/
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32869
secunia.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502698/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com
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