CVE-2008-1965 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 10.7% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Argument injection vulnerability in the cai: URI handler in rcplauncher in IBM Lotus Expeditor Client for Desktop 6.1.1 and 6.1.2, as used by Lotus Symphony and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting a -launcher option via a cai: URI, as demonstrated by a reference to a UNC share pathname.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 10.68% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-04-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ibm | lotus expeditor client |
| ibm | lotus symphany |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | IBM Lotus Expeditor 6.1 - URI Handler Command Execution | 2008-04-24 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-04/0640.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29958
- http://thomas.pollet.googlepages.com/lotusexpeditorurihandlervulnerability
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21303813
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491343/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28926
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019951
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019952
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1394/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41990
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-04/0640.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29958
- http://thomas.pollet.googlepages.com/lotusexpeditorurihandlervulnerability
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21303813
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491343/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28926
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019951
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019952
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1394/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41990
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