CVE-2008-2683 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 34.8% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The BIDIB.BIDIBCtrl.1 ActiveX control in BIDIB.ocx 10.9.3.0 in Black Ice Barcode SDK 5.01 allows remote attackers to force the download and storage of arbitrary files by specifying the origin URL in the first argument to the DownloadImageFileURL method, and the local filename in the second argument. 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 | 34.76% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-06-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| black ice | barcode sdk |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Black Ice Cover Page - ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Download (Metasploit) | 2011-06-21 |
| exploit-db | Black Ice Cover Page SDK - Insecure Method 'DownloadImageFileURL()' (Metasploit) | 2011-06-20 |
| exploit-db | Black Ice Software Inc Barcode SDK - 'BIDIB.ocx' Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2008-06-05 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30548
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8276
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8277
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17415
- http://www.osvdb.org/46007
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1768/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42891
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5750
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30548
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8276
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8277
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17415
- http://www.osvdb.org/46007
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1768/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42891
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5750
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