CVEvulnerability
CVE-2008-4343
9.3 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2008-09-30
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
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.
Affected configurations
• chilkat software chilkat xml activex control (<= 3.0.3.0)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31951 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31332 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_rNowA1916DKFNUF48NyS Exploit, URL Repurposed
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45333 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6537 www.exploit-db.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31951 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31332 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_rNowA1916DKFNUF48NyS Exploit, URL Repurposed
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45333 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6537 www.exploit-db.com