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Able2extractApplication · Investintech

CVE-2011-4222

HIGH · 9.3 CVSS v2.0 Published 2011-11-01
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Unspecified vulnerability in Investintech.com Able2Extract and Able2Extract Server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted document.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A vulnerability in Investintech.com Able2Extract and Able2Extract Server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted document. The vulnerability is in the document parsing/handling logic, likely involving memory corruption when processing malformed input files.

MitigationAvoid opening untrusted or unverified documents in Able2Extract. Contact vendor for patches as this 2011 vulnerability may have been addressed in later versions.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Able2extractApplication
Affected:all versions
Able2extract ServerApplication
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
M
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check if Able2Extract desktop application is installed
    Search for the executable file 'Able2Extract.exe' in common installation directories such as C:\Program Files\Investintech.com\Able2Extract\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\Investintech.com\Able2Extract\. You can also check the Windows registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for an entry named 'Able2Extract' or review the list of installed programs in Programs and Features.
    Affected if The application is present on the system, as all versions are affected by this vulnerability when processing crafted documents.
  2. Identify the installed version of Able2Extract
    Right-click on the Able2Extract.exe file, select Properties, and view the 'Details' tab to see the File Version. Alternatively, open the application and check Help > About or the application splash screen for version information.
    Affected if Any version number is displayed, confirming the product is installed. Per the advisory, all versions are affected.
  3. Check if Able2Extract Server component is installed
    Look for the server executable or service. Common paths include C:\Program Files\Investintech.com\Able2Extract Server\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\Investintech.com\Able2Extract Server\. Check Windows Services for a service named 'Able2Extract Server' or review installed programs list.
    Affected if The server component is present on the system, as all versions are affected.
  4. Determine if the application processes untrusted documents
    Review the workflow or business logic to identify whether the system opens, converts, or processes PDF documents from external or untrusted sources. Check scheduled tasks, automated workflows, or user directories where documents are dropped for processing.
    Affected if The application is configured to process or convert documents from untrusted or unverified sources, creating the exploitation condition for this vulnerability.

If Investintech Able2Extract or Able2Extract Server is installed on the system and processes untrusted documents, the environment is affected by CVE-2011-4222.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Avoid opening untrusted or unverified documents in Able2Extract. Contact vendor for patches as this 2011 vulnerability may have been addressed in later versions.

Fix this in Able2extract Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
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