CVE-2007-4890

Public Exploit

Description

Absolute directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in the VB To VSI Support Library (VBTOVSI.DLL) 1.0.0.0 in Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the SaveAs method. NOTE: contents can be copied from local files via the Load method.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 26.51% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_qwFZc3a35RLy5AGxVBjJ.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36571 vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4394 exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/26779 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25635 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4890?
CVE-2007-4890 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4890?
To fix CVE-2007-4890, 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-2007-4890 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-4890 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~27% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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