{"id":"CVE-2008-4493","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2008-4493","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:39:55.431Z","title":"Microsoft PicturePusher ActiveX control (PipPPush.DLL 7.00.0709), as used in Microsoft Digital Image 2006 Starter Edition, allows remote attackers to force the upload of arbitrary files by using the AddString and Post methods and a modified PostURL to…","description":"Microsoft PicturePusher ActiveX control (PipPPush.DLL 7.00.0709), as used in Microsoft Digital Image 2006 Starter Edition, allows remote attackers to force the upload of arbitrary files by using the AddString and Post methods and a modified PostURL to construct an HTTP POST request.  NOTE: this issue might only be exploitable in limited environments or non-default browser settings.","published":"2008-10-08T22:00:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:57:55.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":6.8,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["microsoft/digital image"],"epss":{"score":0.17589,"percentile":0.97123,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2008-10-08","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":6699,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft PicturePusher - ActiveX Cross-Site Arbitrary File Upload","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6699","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/6699.html","file":"exploits/windows/remote/6699.html","published":"2008-10-08","added":"2008-10-07","updated":null,"author":"Nine:Situations:Group","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["OSVDB-49082","CVE-2008-4493"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.6%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4376","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31632","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021018","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45735","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6699","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4376","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31632","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021018","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45735","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6699","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4493","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}