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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-4471 · published 7 October 2008

CVE-2008-4471: Autodesk design review path traversal vulnerability

Autodesk · Design Review

Directory traversal vulnerability in the CExpressViewerControl class in the DWF Viewer ActiveX control (AdView.dll 9.0.0.96), as used in Revit Architecture 2009 SP2 and Autodesk Design Review 2009, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via "..\" sequences in the argument to the SaveAS method.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 6.7% · top 6.3% CWE-22 · Path traversal
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
6.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the CExpressViewerControl class in the DWF Viewer ActiveX control (AdView.dll 9.0.0.96), as used in Revit Architecture 2009 SP2 and Autodesk Design Review 2009, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via "..\" sequences in the argument to the SaveAS method.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_autodesk_revit_arch_2009_exploit.html Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/31989 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4361
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496847/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31487
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2704
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45519
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6630
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_autodesk_revit_arch_2009_exploit.html Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/31989 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4361
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496847/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31487
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2704
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45519
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6630

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-4471), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.