CVE-2007-4583 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can create, overwrite, or delete arbitrary files via path traversal in the nvUtility ActiveX control, requiring user interaction to load the 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-2007-4583?
CVE-2007-4583 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 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
Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in the nvUtility.Utility.1 ActiveX control in nvUtility.dll 1.0.14.0 in ACTi Network Video Recorder (NVR) SP2 2.0 allow remote attackers to (1) create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the first argument to the SaveXMLFile method or (2) delete arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the DeleteXMLFile method.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4583?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Acti Network Video Recorder.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4583?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4583 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-2007-4583 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-4583 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7pr3-jqjp-q488.