# CVE-2015-3449: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can escalate privileges by replacing the service executable due to weak folder permissions in the SAP Afaria Windows client.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Jul 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w97j-f8f4-vm9f

## What is CVE-2015-3449?

CVE-2015-3449 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jul 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Windows client in SAP Afaria 7.0.6398.0 uses weak permissions (Everyone: read and Everyone: write) for the install folder, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse XeService.exe file.

Weakness: CWE-254

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3449?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Afaria.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-3449?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-3449 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-3449 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3449 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-8753](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8753/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2015-4161](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4161/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-4092](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4092/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-2816](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2816/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-2820](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2820/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-3449 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-3449 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jul 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3449 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3449/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3449/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3449
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3449
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-3449

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