CVE-2008-4699 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Insecure method vulnerability in the ActiveX control (PAWWeb11.ocx) in Peachtree Accounting 2004 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via the ExecutePreferredApplication method.

Published: 2008-10-22

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 39.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:peachtree_accounting:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.3924.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://jbrownsec.blogspot.com/2008/09/peachtree-accounting-is-not-safe.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31809
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4471
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31096
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020842
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45009
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6414

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Peachtree Accounting

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-10-22T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:24:20.942Z

Reserved: 2008-10-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4699

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-10-22T22:00:00.797

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-4699

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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