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CVE-2008-4493

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 17.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-10-08 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Microsoft 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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Digital Image: 2006-unknown

References

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4376
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31632
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021018
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45735
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6699
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4376
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31632
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021018
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45735
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6699

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