Grid2000 FlexCell Grid Control 5.6.9 ActiveX Control FlexCell.ocx Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Grid2000 FlexCell Grid Control 5.6.9. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file FlexCell.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. Such manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0301. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Grid2000 FlexCell Grid Control 5.6.9 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file FlexCell.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple insecure method vulnerabilities in the FlexCell.Grid ActiveX control (FlexCell.ocx) in FlexCell Grid Control 5.6.9 allow remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via the (1) SaveFile and (2) ExportToXML methods.

The bug was discovered 01/26/2009. The weakness was disclosed 01/27/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-0301 since 01/27/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 41945 (FlexCell Grid FlexCell.Grid ActiveX Control Multiple Method Arbitrary File Overwrite), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116159 (FlexCell Grid Control (ActiveX) Multiple Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 9 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48224), Exploit-DB (7868), Tenable (41945), SecurityFocus (BID 33453†) and OSVDB (51590†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
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Nessus ID: 41945
Nessus Name: FlexCell Grid FlexCell.Grid ActiveX Control Multiple Method Arbitrary File Overwrite
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-0301 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0301
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46112
X-Force: 48224
SecurityFocus: 33453 - FlexCell Grid Control (ActiveX) Multiple Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 33664
OSVDB: 51590 - FlexCell Grid Control (ActiveX) - Multiple Arbitrary File Overwrite Issues
Vulnerability Center: 20678 - FlexCell Grid ActiveX Control 5.6.9 Remote File Overwrite and File Creation Vulnerability, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/16/2025 18:14
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (71), 08/26/2019 11:04 (6), 11/22/2024 23:29 (19), 05/16/2025 18:14 (2)
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