CVE-2008-4471 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.7% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the CExpressViewerControl class in the DWF Viewer ActiveX control (AdView.dll 9.0.0.96), as used in Revit Architecture 2009 SP2 and Autodesk Design Review 2009, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via "..\" sequences in the argument to the SaveAS method.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 6.73% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-10-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| autodesk | design review |
| autodesk | dwf viewer |
| autodesk | revit architecture |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Autodesk DWF Viewer Control / LiveUpdate Module - Remote Code Execution | 2008-09-30 |
References
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_autodesk_revit_arch_2009_exploit.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31989
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4361
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496847/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31487
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2704
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45519
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6630
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_autodesk_revit_arch_2009_exploit.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31989
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4361
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496847/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31487
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2704
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45519
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6630
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