Vulnerability Report

CVE-2008-4343

RCE

Title: Chilkat Software Chilkat Xml Activex Control RCE

RCE

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2008-4343

CWE Category CWE-20
Published Date Sep 30, 2008
Modified Date Jun 16, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 9.3 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
8.68%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2008-4343: The Chilkat XML ChilkatUtil.CkData.1 ActiveX control (ChilkatUtil.dll) 3.0.3.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to create, overwrite, and modify arbitrary files for execution via a call to the (1) SaveToFile, (2) SaveToTempFile, or (3) AppendBinary method. NOTE: this issue might only be exploitable in limited environments or non-default browser settings. NOTE: this can be leveraged for remote code execution by accessing files using hcp:// URLs.

Impacted Vendors

C
chilkat_software 1

Reference Links

http://secunia.com/advisories/31951 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31332 http://www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_rNowA1916DKFNUF48NyS https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45333 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6537 http://secunia.com/advisories/31951 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31332 http://www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_rNowA1916DKFNUF48NyS https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45333 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6537
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
9.3
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2008-4343 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6537
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MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.