CVE-2008-20001

activePDF WebGrabber ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

activePDF WebGrabber version 3.8.2.0 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the GetStatus() method of the APWebGrb.ocx ActiveX control. By passing an overly long string to this method, a remote attacker can execute arbitrary code in the context of the vulnerable process. Although the control is not marked safe for scripting, exploitation is possible via crafted HTML content in Internet Explorer under permissive security settings.

Affected

activePDF · WebGrabber

CVSS v4.0 VULNCHECK

7.5 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS

1.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 65th percentile

Published

2025-08-30

Updated

2026-05-15

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16635
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/win…

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/activepdf_web…

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry