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CVE-2008-44711 exploit

Directory traversal vulnerability in the CExpressViewerControl class in the DWF Viewer ActiveX control (AdView.dll 9.0.0.96), as used in Re…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
6.7%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Directory traversal vulnerability in the CExpressViewerControl class in the DWF Viewer ActiveX control (AdView.dll 9.0.0.96), as used in Revit Architecture 2009 SP2 and Autodesk Design Review 2009, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via "..\" sequences in the argument to the SaveAS method.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

6.73% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-6630 Autodesk DWF Viewer Control / LiveUpdate Module - Remote Code Execution · remote · 2008-09-30

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.09.3AV: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/6630 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/4361 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • retrogod.altervista.org /9sg_autodesk_revit_arch_2009_exploit.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/45519 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/31487 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/2704 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/496847/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/31989 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

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