CVE-2008-4343

CRITICAL 9.3CVE-2008-4343 · Published 30/09/2008 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-4343 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability affecting chilkat xml activex control (chilkat software).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 8.7%, higher than 95.1% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
chilkat xml activex control chilkat_software	`≤ 3.0.3.0`	No fix yet

Description

The Chilkat XML ChilkatUtil.CkData.1 ActiveX control (ChilkatUtil.dll) 3.0.3.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to create, overwrite, and modify arbitrary files for execution via a call to the (1) SaveToFile, (2) SaveToTempFile, or (3) AppendBinary method. NOTE: this issue might only be exploitable in limited environments or non-default browser settings. NOTE: this can be leveraged for remote code execution by accessing files using hcp:// URLs.

References

secunia.com/advisories/31951 · Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/31332
shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_rNowA1916DKFNUF48NyS · Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45333
exploit-db.com/exploits/6537

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