CVE-2011-5154 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can execute arbitrary code and gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the current working directory when SAP GUI opens a file.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2011-5154?

CVE-2011-5154 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Sep 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-5154?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Graphical User Interface.

How do I fix CVE-2011-5154?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-5154 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2011-5154 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-5154 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qmgx-2mrg-pg77.

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