VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-3957

CVSS score9.3 HIGH
EPSS probability17.76%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-09-11
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

The Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition Logger ActiveX control allows remote attackers to force the download of arbitrary files onto a client system via a URL in the first argument to the Open method, in conjunction with a full destination pathname in the first argument to the Save method. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references