CVE-2007-4890 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can create or overwrite arbitrary files via path traversal in a Visual Studio ActiveX control, requiring user interaction.
- 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-2007-4890?
CVE-2007-4890 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio, published on 14 Sep 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 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.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4890?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Visual Studio.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4890?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4890 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-2007-4890 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-4890 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-9q4p-wv38-76g5.