THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-4587
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-4587

Flexnet Connect vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
10.5%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
Insecure method vulnerability in the MSVNClientDownloadManager61Lib.DownloadManager.1 ActiveX control (ISDM.exe 6.1.100.61372) in Macrovision FLEXnet Connect 6.1 allows remote attackers to force the download and execution of arbitrary files via the AddFile and RunScheduledJobs methods. NOTE: this could be leveraged for code execution by uploading executable files to Startup folders.
Affected vendor
Acresso
Affected product
Flexnet Connect
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2008-10-15

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 10.5% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-4587

  • Confirm whether Acresso Flexnet Connect is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-4587.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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