CVE-2007-5826

Public Exploit

Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the EDraw Flowchart ActiveX control in EDImage.ocx 2.0.2005.1104 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files with arbitrary contents via a full pathname in the second argument to the HttpDownloadFile method, a different product than CVE-2007-4420.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.59% Top 15%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/27462 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3710 vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4598 exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38223 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/38415 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26308 vdb entry
http://shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_3kXDua0a0Tl5Vm5LU3ms.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5826?
CVE-2007-5826 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5826?
To fix CVE-2007-5826, 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-2007-5826 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5826 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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