CVE-2007-5608

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-06-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The DownloadFile function in the HPISDataManagerLib.Datamgr ActiveX control in HPISDataManager.dll in HP Instant Support before 1.0.0.24 allows remote attackers to force a download of an arbitrary file onto a client machine via a URL in the first argument and a destination filename in the second argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-0952 and CVE-2008-0953.

Affected products

HP Instant Support: through 1.0.0.23

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/30516
http://www.csis.dk/dk/forside/CSIS-RI-0003.pdf
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/949587
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29526
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29530
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020165
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1740/references
http://www12.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c01422264
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42850
http://secunia.com/advisories/30516
http://www.csis.dk/dk/forside/CSIS-RI-0003.pdf
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/949587

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