Vulnerability Report

CVE-2008-4583

Title: Chilkat Software Ftp

Other

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2008-4583

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo

Published Date Oct 15, 2008

Modified Date Apr 09, 2025

Exploit Status Available

Score 7.5 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

2.47%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2008-4583: Insecure method vulnerability in the Chilkat FTP 2.0 ActiveX component (ChilkatCert.dll) allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the SavePkcs8File method.

Impacted Vendors

chilkat_software 1

Reference Links

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4427 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27540 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5028 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4427 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27540 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5028

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity HIGH

7.5

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2008-4583 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5028

View Code

April 09, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

October 15, 2008 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:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.