VISAGESOFT eXPert PDF EditorX 1.0.200.0 VSPDFEditorX.ocx access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in VISAGESOFT eXPert PDF EditorX 1.0.200.0 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file VSPDFEditorX.ocx. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-6496. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VISAGESOFT eXPert PDF EditorX 1.0.200.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file VSPDFEditorX.ocx. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Insecure method vulnerability in the VSPDFEditorX.VSPDFEdit ActiveX control in VSPDFEditorX.ocx 1.0.200.0 in VISAGESOFT eXPert PDF EditorX allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via the first argument to the extractPagesToFile method.

The weakness was released 03/19/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-6496 since 03/19/2009. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116080 (Visagesoft eXPert PDF EditorX ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability).

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 databases at X-Force (47166), Exploit-DB (7358), SecurityFocus (BID 32664†) and Secunia (SA32990†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 900481
OpenVAS Name: Expert PDF EditorX ActiveX File Overwrite Vulnerability
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Timelineinfo

12/05/2008 🔍
12/09/2008 +4 days 🔍
03/19/2009 +100 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2189 days 🔍
05/24/2025 +3721 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-6496 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6496
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47211
X-Force: 47166 - eXPert PDF EditorX ActiveX control (VSPDFEditorX.ocx) extractPagesToFile() method file overwrite
SecurityFocus: 32664 - Visagesoft eXPert PDF EditorX ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
Secunia: 32990 - eXPert PDF EditorX ActiveX Control "extractPagesToFile()" Insecure Method, Less Critical

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 05/24/2025 17:37
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (54), 12/09/2017 12:11 (11), 11/15/2024 19:58 (17), 05/24/2025 17:37 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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