Microsoft PicturePusher ActiveX control (PipPPush.DLL 7.00.0709), as used in Microsoft Digital Image 2006 Starter Edition, allows remote at…

Published 18 y ago 2008-10-08 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-16 · JSON

CVSS

6.8

v2.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

17.6%

percentile 97%

Public exploits

Exploit-DB

Microsoft PicturePusher ActiveX control (PipPPush.DLL 7.00.0709), as used in Microsoft Digital Image 2006 Starter Edition, allows remote attackers to force the upload of arbitrary files by using the AddString and Post methods and a modified PostURL to construct an HTTP POST request. NOTE: this issue might only be exploitable in limited environments or non-default browser settings.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

17.59% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

EDB-6699 Microsoft PicturePusher - ActiveX Cross-Site Arbitrary File Upload · remote · 2008-10-08

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	2.0	6.8	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/6699 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
securityreason.com /securityalert/4376 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/45735 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /bid/31632 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
securitytracker.com /id?1021018 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2008-4493
NVD: CVE-2008-4493

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