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CVE-2008-4471
Directory traversal vulnerability in the CExpressViewerControl class in the DWF Viewer ActiveX control (AdView.dll 9.0.0.96), as used in…
High9.3EPSS 6.7%
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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.
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)
- 6.7% · top 6.0% of all CVEs (3 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
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References (8)
- 6630 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 4361 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_autodesk_revit_arch_2009_exploit.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- designreview-adview-file-overwrite(45519) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 31487 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2704 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20080930 Autodesk DWF Viewer Control / LiveUpdate Module remote code execution exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 31989 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
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