CVE-2007-3883 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via path traversal in ActiveBar ActiveX control methods, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious page.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-3883?
CVE-2007-3883 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jul 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Data Dynamics ActiveBar ActiveX control (actbar3.ocx) 3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to create or overwrite files via a full pathname in (1) the second argument to the Save method, or the first argument to the (2) SaveLayoutChanges or (3) SaveMenuUsageData method.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3883?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Datadynamics Activebar.
How do I fix CVE-2007-3883?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3883 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2007-3883 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-3883 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qxc6-6fhg-q3v6.