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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-2169

Insecure method vulnerability in the PDFVIEWER.PDFViewerCtrl.1 ActiveX control (pdfviewer.ocx) in Edraw PDF Viewer Component before 3.2.0.126 allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a URL argument to the FtpConnect argument…

HIGH 9.3EPSS 4.50%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Insecure method vulnerability in the PDFVIEWER.PDFViewerCtrl.1 ActiveX control (pdfviewer.ocx) in Edraw PDF Viewer Component before 3.2.0.126 allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a URL argument to the FtpConnect argument and a target filename argument to the FtpDownloadFile method. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
4.50% probability · 91th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-94
Affected
edraw/pdf viewer component
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.