CVE-2008-4401
ActionScript in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier does not require user interaction in conjunction with (1) the FileReference.browse operation in the FileReference upload API or (2) the FileReference.download operation in the FileReference download API, which allows remote attackers to create a browse dialog box, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via an SWF file.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 9.0% (95th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-4382)
- Published
- October 17, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4382 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- adobe / flash player
- adobe / flash player
- adobe / flash player
- adobe / flash player
- adobe / flash player
- adobe / flash player
- adobe / flash player
- adobe / flash player
- adobe / flash player
- adobe / flash player
- adobe / flash player
- adobe / flash player
- adobe / flash player
- adobe / flash player
- adobe / flash player
- adobe / flash player
- adobe / flash player
- adobe / flash player
- adobe / flash player
- adobe / flash player
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32270(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32448
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32702
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33390
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34226
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021061
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-440.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm
- http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/fplayer10_security_changes.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-18.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0945.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0980.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2838
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45913
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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