First published: Thu Sep 06 2012(Updated: )
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in (1) SAPGui.exe and (2) BExAnalyzer.exe in SAP GUI 6.4 through 7.2 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse MFC80LOC.DLL file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .sap file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Sap Graphical User Interface | =6.4 | |
Sap Graphical User Interface | =7.2 |
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CVE-2011-5154 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow local users to gain elevated privileges.
To fix CVE-2011-5154, update to a patched version of SAP GUI that addresses this vulnerability.
CVE-2011-5154 affects SAP GUI versions 6.4 and 7.2.
CVE-2011-5154 can be exploited by local users with access to the SAP applications.
The primary risk of CVE-2011-5154 is the potential execution of malicious code with elevated privileges due to the untrusted search paths.