CVE-2008-0492
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Persits.XUpload.2 ActiveX control in XUpload.ocx 3.0.0.4 and earlier in Persits XUpload 3.0 allows…
- 6.8MediumCVSS base score
- 29.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.8% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Persits.XUpload.2 ActiveX control in XUpload.ocx 3.0.0.4 and earlier in Persits XUpload 3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the AddFile method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits4
Metasploit modules1 module
- Persits XUpload ActiveX AddFile Buffer Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/browser/hp_loadrunner_addfileRank normaldisclosed 25 Jan 2008
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Persits XUpload - ActiveX AddFile Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16576remote, windowspublished 9 May 2010Verified
- Persits XUpload 3.0 - 'AddFile()' Remote Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 4987remote, windowspublished 25 Jan 2008Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 4987 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 29.5% · top 1.8% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
5
- persits-xupload-bo(39967) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 28660 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0315 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 4987 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 27456 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-0502 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2008-0492)Record last updated .