Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2008-20001.
PoCs published by Metasploit, MC, including Metasploit module exploits/windows/fileformat/activepdf_webgrabber.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits a stack buffer overflow in activePDF WebGrabber 3.8 via the GetStatus() method of APWebGrb.ocx. It generates an HTML file with malicious JavaScript that triggers the vulnerability, leading to arbitrary code execution.
Description
activePDF WebGrabber version 3.8.2.0 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the GetStatus() method of the APWebGrb.ocx ActiveX control. By passing an overly long string to this method, a remote attacker can execute arbitrary code in the context of the vulnerable process. Although the control is not marked safe for scripting, exploitation is possible via crafted HTML content in Internet Explorer under permissive security settings.
Exploits (2)
This Metasploit module exploits a stack buffer overflow in activePDF WebGrabber 3.8 via the GetStatus() method of APWebGrb.ocx. It generates an HTML file with malicious JavaScript that triggers the vulnerability, leading to arbitrary code execution.
This Metasploit module exploits a stack buffer overflow in activePDF WebGrabber 3.8 via an overly long string passed to the GetStatus() method of the APWebGrb.ocx ActiveX control. It generates an HTML file with embedded JavaScript to trigger the vulnerability and execute arbitrary shellcode.
References (6)
Scores
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N