CVE-2008-3957 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 17.8% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition Logger ActiveX control allows remote attackers to force the download of arbitrary files onto a client system via a URL in the first argument to the Open method, in conjunction with a full destination pathname in the first argument to the Save method. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely 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 | 17.76% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-09-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows image acquisition logger |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - Image Acquisition Logger ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Overwrite (1) | 2008-09-08 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - Image Acquisition Logger ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Overwrite (2) | 2008-09-08 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31069
- http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/31069
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45015
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31069
- http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/31069
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45015
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