CVE-2008-6061

Techsmith Camtasia Studio < 4.0.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via csPreloader Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-6061. PoCs published by Rich Cannings.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes a remote code execution vulnerability in Camtasia Studio due to improper input sanitization. The provided URL demonstrates how an attacker can inject a malicious SWF file via the 'csPreloader' parameter.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ActionScript in arbitrary Shockwave Flash (SWF) controller files created by Techsmith Camtasia Studio before 5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary additional SWF content via a URL in the csPreloader parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Rich Cannings · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30972

The exploit describes a remote code execution vulnerability in Camtasia Studio due to improper input sanitization. The provided URL demonstrates how an attacker can inject a malicious SWF file via the 'csPreloader' parameter.

Classification
Writeup 80%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Camtasia Studio (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a crafted URL
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27107
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0066
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28311
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/249337
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485722/100/100/threaded

Scores

EPSS 0.0408
EPSS Percentile 89.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (22)
techsmith/camtasia_studio 1.0
techsmith/camtasia_studio 1.0.1
techsmith/camtasia_studio 1.1
techsmith/camtasia_studio 1.1.1
techsmith/camtasia_studio 2.0
techsmith/camtasia_studio 2.0.1
techsmith/camtasia_studio 2.0.2
techsmith/camtasia_studio 2.0.3
techsmith/camtasia_studio 2.0.4
techsmith/camtasia_studio 2.0.5
... and 12 more
Published Feb 05, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026