CVE-2008-4699

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 27.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-10-22 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Insecure method vulnerability in the ActiveX control (PAWWeb11.ocx) in Peachtree Accounting 2004 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via the ExecutePreferredApplication method.

Affected products

Microsoft Peachtree Accounting: 2004

References

http://jbrownsec.blogspot.com/2008/09/peachtree-accounting-is-not-safe.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31809
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4471
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31096
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020842
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45009
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6414
http://jbrownsec.blogspot.com/2008/09/peachtree-accounting-is-not-safe.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31809
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4471
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31096
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020842

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