CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0366

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in saposcol in SAP R/3 Web Application Server Demo before version 1.5 relies on the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the expand program. This allows local users to gain root access by modifying the PATH to point to a malicious expand program.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches and data loss.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of SAP R/3 Web Application Server Demo and restrict access to the PATH variable for local users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

saposcol in SAP R/3 Web Application Server Demo before 1.5 trusts the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the expand program, which allows local users to obtain root access by modifying the PATH to point to a Trojan horse expand program.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS