CVE-2008-2511 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 10% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the UmxEventCli.CachedAuditDataList.1 (aka UmxEventCliLib) ActiveX control in UmxEventCli.dll in CA Internet Security Suite 2008 allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to the SaveToFile method. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 10.01% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-06-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ca | internet security suite plus 2008 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | CA Internet Security Suite 2008 - 'SaveToFile()' File Corruption (PoC) | 2008-05-28 |
References
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_CA_poc.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30420
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492679/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020129
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1696/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42712
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5682
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_CA_poc.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30420
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492679/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020129
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1696/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42712
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5682
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