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TI-2008-04263 Aliases CVE-2008-4471GHSA-8jjr-g6fq-c5f8

Directory traversal vulnerability in the CExpressViewerControl class in the DWF Viewer…

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-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

Directory traversal vulnerability in the CExpressViewerControl class in the DWF Viewer ActiveX control (AdView.dll 9.0.0.96), as used in Revit Architecture 2009 SP2 and Autodesk Design Review 2009, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via "..\" sequences in the argument to the SaveAS method.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06729 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
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 · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:design_review:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2009VulnerableAutodesk
cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:dwf_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableAutodesk
cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:revit_architecture:2009:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*2009 sp2VulnerableAutodesk
  • cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:design_review:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2009 Vulnerable ·Autodesk
  • cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:dwf_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Autodesk
  • cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:revit_architecture:2009:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2009 sp2 Vulnerable ·Autodesk

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4471
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8jjr-g6fq-c5f8

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2008-04264 The UpdateEngine class in the LiveUpdate ActiveX control (LiveUpdate16.DLL 17.2.56), as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2021-17349 Out-of-bounds read in Autodesk® Design Review CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-08606 Double Free File Parsing Vulnerability in Autodesk Design Review CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2022-10746 Double free in Autodesk Design Review CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-08611 Type confusion in Autodesk Design Review CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-08607 Out-of-bounds write in Autodesk Design Review CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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