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CVE-2008-2015
Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in certain ActiveX controls in WatchFire AppScan 7.0 allow remote attackers to create or…
High9.3EPSS 8.3%
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- mitre
Description
Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in certain ActiveX controls in WatchFire AppScan 7.0 allow remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the (1) CompactSave and (2) SaveSession method in one control, and the (3) saveRecordedExploreToFile method in a different control. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.3% · top 5.1% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (4)
- 5496 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 28940 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1019948 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- appscan-activex-file-overwrite(42077) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
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