CVE-2008-2511
Directory traversal vulnerability in the UmxEventCli.CachedAuditDataList.1 (aka UmxEventCliLib) ActiveX control in UmxEventCli.dll in CA Internet Security Suite 2008 allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to the SaveToFile method. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- EPSS score
- 10.0% (96th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-2506)
- Published
- June 2, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2506 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- ca / internet security suite plus 2008
References
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_CA_poc.html(Exploit)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30420(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492679/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020129
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1696/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42712
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5682
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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