CVE-2008-2015 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.3% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 8.33% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-04-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| watchfire | appscan |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Watchfire Appscan 7.0 - ActiveX Multiple Insecure Methods | 2008-04-25 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28940
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019948
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42077
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5496
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28940
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019948
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42077
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5496
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