VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-4031
Directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a ..
HIGH 7.8EPSS 5.71%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.71%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.71% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- nessus/vulnerability scanner
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26243Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018469
- http://www.nessus.org/news/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25088
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2680
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35641
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4230
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26243Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018469
- http://www.nessus.org/news/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25088
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2680
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35641
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4230
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.