# CVE-2001-0366: saposcol in SAP R/3 Web Application Server Demo before 1.5 trusts the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the expand program, wh

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2002-03-09 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2662
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6487
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/180498
- ftp://ftp.sap.com/pub/linuxlab/saptools/README.saposcol

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