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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-2511 · published 2 June 2008

CVE-2008-2511: Ca internet security suite plus 2008 path traversal vulnerability

CCa · Internet Security Suite Plus 2008

Directory traversal vulnerability in the UmxEventCli.CachedAuditDataList.1 (aka UmxEventCliLib) ActiveX control in UmxEventCli.dll in CA Internet Security Suite 2008 allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to the SaveToFile method. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 10% · top 4.5% CWE-22 · Path traversal
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
10%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the UmxEventCli.CachedAuditDataList.1 (aka UmxEventCliLib) ActiveX control in UmxEventCli.dll in CA Internet Security Suite 2008 allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to the SaveToFile method. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_CA_poc.html Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/30420 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492679/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020129
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1696/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42712
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5682
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_CA_poc.html Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/30420 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492679/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020129
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1696/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42712
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5682

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-2511), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.