9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-4471
Autodesk DWF Viewer ActiveX Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 7, 2008, 8 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 11, 2018, 8:51 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-4471 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Autodesk design_review
2 Autodesk dwf_viewer
3 Autodesk revit_architecture

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-4471 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-4471 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/496847/100/0/threaded [Exploit]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496847/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6630 [Exploit]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6630 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45519 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45519 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 07, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-4471 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.26 }} -0.52%

score

0.85867

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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Access Complexity
Authentication
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