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CVE-2008-2015 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42077 CVE
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5496 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28940 CVEExploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019948 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42077 [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
watchfire appscan
7.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:watchfire:appscan:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-2015
NVD Published Date:
Apr 30, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-2015 Details - Not Deferred