CVE-2008-4830 describes an insecure method vulnerability within the KWEdit ActiveX control in specific versions of SAP GUI (6.40 Patch 29 and 7.10 Patch 5). This flaw allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files using the SaveDocumentAs method or read/execute arbitrary files via the OpenDocument method. With a CVSS score of 9.3 (Critical), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with medium attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available through Metasploit, indicating a clear path for exploitation. Despite its severity and exploit availability, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sap:sap_gui:6.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sap:sap_gui:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.