9.3crit
CVE-2008-20151 exploit
Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in certain ActiveX controls in WatchFire AppScan 7.0 allow remote attackers to create or o…
Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
8.3%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in certain ActiveX controls in WatchFire AppScan 7.0 allow remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the (1) CompactSave and (2) SaveSession method in one control, and the (3) saveRecordedExploreToFile method in a different control. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
8.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-5496 Watchfire Appscan 7.0 - ActiveX Multiple Insecure Methods · remote · 2008-04-25
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
- exploit-db.com /exploits/5496 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/28940 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id?1019948 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/42077 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-2015
- NVD: CVE-2008-2015
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