Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the Data Dynamics DDActiveReports2.ActiveReport.2 (ActiveReports) ActiveX control in arpro2.dll in ActiveReports 2.0 Professional Edition 2.5.0.1308 (SP5 RC) allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in an argument to the SaveLayout method. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Public exploits
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Exploit-DB 1
- Data Dynamics ActiveReport - ActiveX 'actrpt2.dll 2.5' Insecure Method EDB-4208 · remote · Jul 21, 2007 · verified
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References
- activereports-arpro2-file-overwrite(36056) vdb-entry
- 26112 third-party-advisory