CVE-2008-4343

Chilkat XML - ActiveX Arbitrary File Creation/Execution

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Record summary

CVE-2008-4343 has a selected CVSS score of 9.3; EIP currently links 1 catalogued exploit.

Description

The Chilkat XML ChilkatUtil.CkData.1 ActiveX control (ChilkatUtil.dll) 3.0.3.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to create, overwrite, and modify arbitrary files for execution via a call to the (1) SaveToFile, (2) SaveToTempFile, or (3) AppendBinary method. NOTE: this issue might only be exploitable in limited environments or non-default browser settings. NOTE: this can be leveraged for remote code execution by accessing files using hcp:// URLs.

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Exploitation context

Available material

Catalogued exploits
1

Proofs of concept

1

Catalogued exploits

ExploitDBChilkat XML - ActiveX Arbitrary File Creation/ExecutionExploitDB exploitby shinnaiNot analyzed1 file
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