FlexCell Grid Control (ActiveX) Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

BID:32443

Info

FlexCell Grid Control (ActiveX) Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 32443
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-5404
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 24 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:20PM
Credit: Alfons Luja
Vulnerable: FlexCell Technologies FlexCell Grid Control (ActiveX) 5.7 1
Not Vulnerable: FlexCell Technologies FlexCell Grid Control (ActiveX) 5.7.2

Discussion

FlexCell Grid Control (ActiveX) Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

FlexCell Grid Control (ActiveX) is prone to a vulnerability that lets attackers overwrite files with arbitrary, attacker-controlled content.

Successfully exploiting this issue will allow an attacker to corrupt and overwrite arbitrary files on the victim's computer in the context of the vulnerable application using the ActiveX control (typically Internet Explorer).

FlexCell Grid Control (ActiveX) 5.7.0.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

FlexCell Grid Control (ActiveX) Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim into viewing a malicious web page.

Solution / Fix

FlexCell Grid Control (ActiveX) Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an update to address the issue. Please see the references for more information.

References

FlexCell Grid Control (ActiveX) Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

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