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CVE-2008-4471

Directory traversal vulnerability in the CExpressViewerControl class in the DWF Viewer ActiveX control (AdView.dll 9.0.0

Directory traversal vulnerability in the CExpressViewerControl class in the DWF Viewer ActiveX control (AdView.dll 9.0.0.96), as used in Revit Architecture 2009 SP2 and Autodesk Design Review 2009, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via "..\" sequences in the argument to the SaveAS method.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.06247
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  • EPSS percentile: top 9% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

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autodesk design reviewall versions
autodesk dwf viewerall versions
autodesk revit architectureall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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remoteAutodesk DWF Viewer Control / LiveUpdate Module - Remote Code Executionverified
pocretrogod.altervista.org · 9sg_autodesk_revit_arch_2009_exploit.htmlretrogod.altervista.org
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 6630www.exploit-db.com
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Scoring & Timeline

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD07 Oct 2008 · 08:00 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/31989Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4361
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496847/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31487
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2704
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45519
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