Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 18, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-1885

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the NeffyLauncher 1.0.5 ActiveX control (NeffyLauncher.dll) in CDNetworks Nefficient Download allows remote attackers to download arbitrary code onto a client system via a .. (dot dot) in the SkinPath parameter and a .zip URL in the HttpSkin parameter. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

Affected products

Cdnetworks/Download Client
cpe:2.3:a:cdnetworks:download_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

secunia.com/advisories/29692nvdVendor Advisory
seclists.org/bugtraq/2008/Apr/0065.htmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/28666nvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1186nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41743nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5397nvd

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