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CVE-2007-40312 exploits

Directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to delete arbi…

Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.7%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

5.71% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-4237 Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 - ActiveX Command Execution · remote · 2007-07-27
  • EDB-4230 Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 - ActiveX Remote Delete File · remote · 2007-07-26

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

  • exploit-db.com /exploits/4230 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1018469 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • nessus.org /news/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/35641 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/26243 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2007/2680 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/25088 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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