CVE-2007-4031

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to the deleteReport method, probably related to the SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1 ActiveX control in scan.dll.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.52% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4230 exploit
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018469 vdb entry
http://www.nessus.org/news/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35641 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26243 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2680 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25088 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4031?
CVE-2007-4031 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4031?
To fix CVE-2007-4031, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-4031 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-4031 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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