{"cve":"CVE-2008-4343","nvd":{"published":"2008-09-30T17:22:09.537","modified":"2026-06-16T22:57:38.447","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://secunia.com/advisories/31951","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31332","http://www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_rNowA1916DKFNUF48NyS","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45333","https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6537"],"products":["chilkat_software:chilkat_xml_activex_control"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-4343","score":0.08681,"percentile":0.95126,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}