CVE-2008-6496 (GCVE-0-2008-6496)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-03-20 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:34
VLAI?
Summary
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.
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References
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7358 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://secunia.com/advisories/32990 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32664 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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