CVE-2008-1885
Directory traversal vulnerability in the NeffyLauncher 1.0.5 ActiveX control (NeffyLauncher.dll) in CDNetworks Nefficient Download allows…
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Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the NeffyLauncher 1.0.5 ActiveX control (NeffyLauncher.dll) in CDNetworks Nefficient Download allows remote attackers to download arbitrary code onto a client system via a .. (dot dot) in the SkinPath parameter and a .zip URL in the HttpSkin parameter. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.
Public exploit
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- CDNetworks Nefficient Download - 'NeffyLauncher.dll' Code Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 5397remote, windowspublished 7 Apr 2008Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 5397 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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Published
- 16 years later
· 16 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)
- 4.1% · top 9.2% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- ADV-2008-1186 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 29692 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20080407 CDNetworks Nefficient Download(NeffyLauncher.dll) Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 28666 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 5397 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- nefficientdload-neffylauncher-dir-traversal(41743) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_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-2008-1885 (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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