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CVE-2021-40503

Published: Nov 10, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-522
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 86.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in SAP GUI for Windows - versions < 7.60 PL13, 7.70 PL4, which allows an attacker with sufficient privileges on the local client-side PC to obtain an equivalent of the user’s password. With this highly sensitive data leaked, the attacker would be able to logon to the backend system the SAP GUI for Windows was connected to and launch further attacks depending on the authorizations of the user.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-522

Affected Products

SAP SE
commercial·DEaka sap
SAP GUI for WindowsOn-prem
Enterprise Software / erp
sap
commercial·DEaka sap ag
gui for windowsOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Credential Access
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References

https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=589496864
wiki.scn.sap.com
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3080106
launchpad.support.sap.com

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