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TI-2008-01937 Aliases CVE-2008-2015GHSA-89pq-qvjv-f582

Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in certain ActiveX controls in WatchFire…

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08326 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:watchfire:appscan:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableWatchfire
  • cpe:2.3:a:watchfire:appscan:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Watchfire

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2015
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-89pq-qvjv-f582

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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