CVE-2008-6496

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-03-20 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Insecure method vulnerability in the VSPDFEditorX.VSPDFEdit ActiveX control in VSPDFEditorX.ocx 1.0.200.0 in VISAGESOFT eXPert PDF EditorX allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via the first argument to the extractPagesToFile method.

Affected products

Visagesoft Expert Pdf Editorx: 1.0.200.0

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32990
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32664
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47166
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7358
http://secunia.com/advisories/32990
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32664
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47166
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7358

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