Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-4890
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.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4890
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 2.23%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 88 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-4890
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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5.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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4.9
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[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2007-4890
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The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)
References for CVE-2007-4890
Products affected by CVE-2007-4890
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*