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CVE-2008-5404
Insecure method vulnerability in the FlexCell.Grid ActiveX control in FlexCell.ocx 5.7.0.1 in FlexCell Grid ActiveX Component allows…
High10.0EPSS 3.9%
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Description
Insecure method vulnerability in the FlexCell.Grid ActiveX control in FlexCell.ocx 5.7.0.1 in FlexCell Grid ActiveX Component allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via the HttpDownloadFile method. NOTE: this could be leveraged for code execution by creating executable files in Startup folders or by accessing files using hcp:// URLs. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.9% · top 9.8% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- 32829 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- flexcell-grid-file-overwrite(46809) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 32443 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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