CVE-2007-4252
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in CkString.dll 1.1 and earlier in CHILKAT ASP String allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the first argument to the SaveToFile method, a…
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 1.8%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in CkString.dll 1.1 and earlier in CHILKAT ASP String allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the first argument to the SaveToFile method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3633.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.76% probability · 78th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 5 August 2007
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- chilkat software/asp string
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://osvdb.org/40110
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25205
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35812
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4255
- http://osvdb.org/40110
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25205
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35812
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4255
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.