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The KWEdit ActiveX control in SAP GUI 6.40 Patch 29 and 7.10 Patch 5 contains an insecure method vulnerability in KWEDIT.DLL (versions 6400.1.1.41 and 7100.1.1.43). The SaveDocumentAs method allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files, while the OpenDocument method allows reading or executing arbitrary files. This is due to insufficient validation of file paths and access permissions in exposed ActiveX methods.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module targeting a vulnerability in the SAP KWEdit ActiveX control (kwedit.dll 6400.1.1.41), as described in CVE-2008-4830. The exploit abuses the 'Comp_Download' method to force a victim's browser (Internet Explorer) to download and save an arbitrary executable file to a specified location on the victim's Windows file system, such as the Startup folder. The module sets up an HTTP server that serves both a malicious HTML/JavaScript page and the EXE payload. When a victim visits the malicious page, the ActiveX control is instantiated and instructed to download the payload from the attacker's server. The exploit is fully weaponized, leveraging Metasploit's payload generation and delivery mechanisms. The only file in the repository is a Ruby script structured as a standard Metasploit exploit module, with embedded HTML and JavaScript for browser-based delivery. The main attack vectors are browser-based (via ActiveX in Internet Explorer) and network-based (HTTP delivery of the payload).
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