CVE-2008-1885 in Download Client

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in the NeffyLauncher 1.0.5 ActiveX control (NeffyLauncher.dll) in CDNetworks Nefficient Download allows remote attackers to download arbitrary code onto a client system via a .. (dot dot) in the SkinPath parameter and a .zip URL in the HttpSkin parameter. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

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• Reservation: 04/18/2008
• Disclosure: 04/18/2008
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-42062 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-22 (Confirmed)
• Exploit: Download
• CVSS: 7.3
• EPSS: 0.10278
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1885
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1885
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2008-1885/