CVE-2007-4420 Path traversal in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published 18 Aug 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via path traversal in the HttpDownloadFile method of the EDraw Office Viewer ActiveX control.

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-2007-4420?

CVE-2007-4420 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Aug 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

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in officeviewer.ocx 5.1.199.1 in EDraw Office Viewer Component 5.1 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the second argument to the HttpDownloadFile method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3168 and CVE-2007-3169.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4420?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Edraw Office Viewer Component.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4420?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4420 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-2007-4420 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-4420 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pcq5-fq6m-vxj9.