# CVE-2008-3957: The Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition Logger ActiveX control allows remote attackers to force the download of arbitrary files onto a clien

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2008-09-09 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition Logger ActiveX 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 to the Save method. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/31069
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45015
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31069
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32344
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32345

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