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KMC NW 7.0 SP15, SAP security note 1110597

SAP Note 1110597
SAP Security Note
High priority

SAP security note 1110597, "KMC NW 7.0 SP15", is an upgrade information note released on 08.10.2009. Below are the symptom, SAP recommended solution and the affected software components.

ComponentEnterprise Portal > Enterprise Portal – Knowledge Management and Collaboration > System Administration > Upgrade
CategoryUpgrade information
PriorityCorrection with high priority
TypeSAP Security Note
Version4
StatusReleased for Customer
Released on08.10.2009
LanguageEnglish

Description

Symptom

KMC NW04s SP15. Upgrade of the functional unit KMC to NW 7.0 SP15. This functional unit consists of KMC-BC, KMC-CM, and KMC-COLL.

WarningUpgrading to SPS 15 can lead to loss of Metadata in FSDB persistence mode CM Repository. See Note 1147517 – CM Repository, FSDB mode: Metadata lost. Before the upgrade, an action is required as detailed in the note.

Solution

List of major changes and enhancements for the named SP version:

  • Secure Editor: the HTML Editor is set to security mode by default.
  • HTML Editor: enhanced functionality for inserting images.
  • XMLForms: improved creation capabilities.
  • Wastebasket: fixed issues related to special characters.
  • UI enhancements: multiple fixes and improvements for better user experience.
  • Rooms security: fixed inheritance of ACLs and improved permission settings.
  • Search improvements: various fixes to enhance search functionality.
  • Index management: improved case insensitivity and fixed indexing status issues.
  • Logging and tracing: corrected severity levels.
  • CM report: enhanced relation reporting.
  • Templates and extensions: improved extension processing and migration support.
  • KM collaboration rooms: improved performance and API updates.
  • Notifications and subscriptions: fixed issues related to federated roles and folder path changes.
  • WPC (Web Publisher Composer): multiple fixes and enhancements for better stability and functionality.
  • Forums: fixed replication errors and theme redirections.

Reason and prerequisites

Release date: March 18th, 2008.

References

Affected components

  • KMC-BC 7.00
  • KMC-CM 7.00
  • KMC-COLL 7.00

Full note on SAP: SAP Support Launchpad note 1110597

Detailed exploitation and proof-of-concept material for this note is maintained in the RedRays Security Platform. For access, contact [email protected].

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