CVE-2008-4919 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Insecure method vulnerability in VISAGESOFT eXPert PDF Viewer X ActiveX control (VSPDFViewerX.ocx) 3.0.990.0 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname to the savePageAsBitmap method.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 2.78% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-11-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| visagesoft | expert pdf viewer activex |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Visagesoft eXPert PDF ViewerX - 'VSPDFViewerX.ocx' File Overwrite | 2008-10-29 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32426
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4558
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31984
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46218
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6875
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32426
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4558
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31984
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46218
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6875
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