7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-40503
"SAP GUI for Windows Password Disclosure Vulnerability"
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 10, 2021, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 29, 2021, 4:37 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-40503 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sap gui_for_windows
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-40503.

URL Resource
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3080106 Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=589496864 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-40503 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-40503 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 29, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.60 *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui:7.60:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui:7.70:-:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.60 *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui_for_windows:7.60:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui_for_windows:7.60:patch_level1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui_for_windows:7.60:patch_level10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui_for_windows:7.60:patch_level11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui_for_windows:7.60:patch_level12:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui_for_windows:7.60:patch_level2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui_for_windows:7.60:patch_level3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui_for_windows:7.60:patch_level4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui_for_windows:7.60:patch_level5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui_for_windows:7.60:patch_level6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui_for_windows:7.60:patch_level7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui_for_windows:7.60:patch_level8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui_for_windows:7.60:patch_level8_hotfix1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui_for_windows:7.60:patch_level9:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui_for_windows:7.70:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui_for_windows:7.70:patch_level1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui_for_windows:7.70:patch_level2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui_for_windows:7.70:patch_level3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 24, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE SAP SE CWE-200
    Added CWE SAP SE CWE-522
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 15, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3080106 No Types Assigned https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3080106 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=589496864 No Types Assigned https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=589496864 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-522
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.60 *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui:7.60:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui:7.70:-:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.10277

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability