CVE-2008-4493

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-4493
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-10-08 22:00:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft PicturePusher ActiveX control (PipPPush.DLL 7.00.0709), as used in Microsoft Digital Image 2006 Starter Edition, allows remote attackers to force the upload of arbitrary files by using the AddString and Post methods and a modified PostURL to construct an HTTP POST request. NOTE: this issue might only be exploitable in limited environments or non-default browser settings.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Digital Image 2006 unknown starter All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft PicturePusher 'PipPPush.dll' ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Microsoft Digital Image 'PipPPush.DLL' ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Access Files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Microsoft PicturePusher ActiveX Cross Site File Upload Attack PoC - CXSecurity.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
Microsoft PicturePusher ActiveX Cross Site File Upload Attack PoC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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