Microsoft Peachtree Accounting 2004 ActiveX Control PAWWeb11.ocx Remote Code Execution

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Peachtree Accounting 2004 (Accounting Software). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file PAWWeb11.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Insecure method vulnerability in the ActiveX control (PAWWeb11.ocx) in Peachtree Accounting 2004 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via the ExecutePreferredApplication method.

The weakness was published 10/22/2008 by Jeremy Brown with Brown (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4699. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/02/2021).

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (45009). Similar entries are available at VDB-154572, VDB-154622, VDB-154839 and VDB-154863.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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09/09/2008 🔍
09/10/2008 +1 days 🔍
10/22/2008 +41 days 🔍
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02/16/2011 +847 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +1490 days 🔍
08/02/2021 +2330 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Jeremy Brown
Organization: Brown
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-4699 (🔍)
X-Force: 45009
Vulnerability Center: 29802 - Sage Peachtree Accounting 2004 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 31096 - Peachtree Accounting 'PAWWeb11.ocx' ActiveX Control Insecure Method Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/02/2021 14:51
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (47), 03/15/2017 16:19 (14), 08/02/2021 14:51 (4)
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