FKIE_CVE-2008-5404

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-12-10 06:44 - Updated: 2026-04-23 00:35
Severity ?
Summary
Insecure method vulnerability in the FlexCell.Grid ActiveX control in FlexCell.ocx 5.7.0.1 in FlexCell Grid ActiveX Component allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via the HttpDownloadFile method. NOTE: this could be leveraged for code execution by creating executable files in Startup folders or by accessing files using hcp:// URLs. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32829Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32443
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46809
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32829Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32443
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46809
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
grid2000 flexcell_grid_control 5.7.0.1
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  "lastModified": "2026-04-23T00:35:47.467",
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