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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 30, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-2015

CVE-2008-2015

Description

Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in certain ActiveX controls in WatchFire AppScan 7.0 allow remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the (1) CompactSave and (2) SaveSession method in one control, and the (3) saveRecordedExploreToFile method in a different control. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

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Affected products

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  • Watchfire/Appscan2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:watchfire:appscan:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:watchfire:appscan:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 7.0

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