CVE-2008-0952 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.5% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The AppendStringToFile function in the HPISDataManagerLib.Datamgr ActiveX control in HPISDataManager.dll in HP Instant Support before 1.0.0.24 allows remote attackers to create files with arbitrary content via a full pathname in the first argument and the content in the second argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5608 and CVE-2008-0953.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 5.53% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-06-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| hp | instant support |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | HP Instant Support 1.0.22 - 'HPISDataManager.dll' ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Creation | 2008-06-03 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30516
- http://www.csis.dk/dk/forside/CSIS-RI-0003.pdf
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/190939
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29526
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29535
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020165
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1740/references
- http://www12.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c01422264
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42834
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30516
- http://www.csis.dk/dk/forside/CSIS-RI-0003.pdf
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/190939
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29526
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29535
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020165
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1740/references
- http://www12.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c01422264
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42834
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