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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…
High9.3EPSS 27.6%
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- flexera
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 27.6% · top 1.9% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
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Affected products
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References (6)
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-56/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 32869 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20090415 Secunia Research: SAP GUI KWEdit ActiveX Control "SaveDocumentAs()" Insecure Method (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2009-1043 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 34524 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1022062 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
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