CVE-2007-4890: microsoft visual_studio Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-4890 is a medium (CVSS 5.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in microsoft visual_studio. EPSS estimates a 16.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 14-09-2007
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.