First published: Wed Nov 10 2021(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cna@sap.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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SAP GUI for Windows | <7.60 | |
SAP GUI for Windows | =7.60 | |
SAP GUI for Windows | =7.60-patch_level1 | |
SAP GUI for Windows | =7.60-patch_level10 | |
SAP GUI for Windows | =7.60-patch_level11 | |
SAP GUI for Windows | =7.60-patch_level12 | |
SAP GUI for Windows | =7.60-patch_level2 | |
SAP GUI for Windows | =7.60-patch_level3 | |
SAP GUI for Windows | =7.60-patch_level4 | |
SAP GUI for Windows | =7.60-patch_level5 | |
SAP GUI for Windows | =7.60-patch_level6 | |
SAP GUI for Windows | =7.60-patch_level7 | |
SAP GUI for Windows | =7.60-patch_level8 | |
SAP GUI for Windows | =7.60-patch_level8_hotfix1 | |
SAP GUI for Windows | =7.60-patch_level9 | |
SAP GUI for Windows | =7.70 | |
SAP GUI for Windows | =7.70-patch_level1 | |
SAP GUI for Windows | =7.70-patch_level2 | |
SAP GUI for Windows | =7.70-patch_level3 |
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CVE-2021-40503 is classified as a high severity information disclosure vulnerability.
To fix CVE-2021-40503, upgrade to SAP GUI for Windows version 7.60 PL13 or 7.70 PL4 or later.
CVE-2021-40503 affects SAP GUI for Windows versions prior to 7.60 PL13 and 7.70 PL4.
CVE-2021-40503 allows an attacker with local access to obtain sensitive user password information.
Users of SAP GUI for Windows versions affected by CVE-2021-40503 are at risk if they have not upgraded to secure versions.