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CVE-2008-3879

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 3.69% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-09-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.3. It affects Office. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2008-3879
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
9.3
EPSS
3.69%
Office

Original NVD Description

The Ultra.OfficeControl ActiveX control in OfficeCtrl.ocx 2.0.2008.801 and earlier in Ultra Shareware Ultra Office Control allows remote attackers to force the download of arbitrary files onto a client system via a URL in the first argument to the Open method, in conjunction with a full destination pathname in the first argument (SaveAsDocument argument) to the Save method.