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CVE-2007-4061

Summary
Assigner-mitre
Assigner Org ID-8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At-30 Jul, 2007 | 17:00
Updated At-07 Aug, 2024 | 14:37
Rejected At-
Credits

Directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to the saveNessusRC method, which writes text specified by the addsetConfig method, possibly related to the SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1 ActiveX control in scan.dll. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

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Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:mitre
Assigner Org ID:8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At:30 Jul, 2007 | 17:00
Updated At:07 Aug, 2024 | 14:37
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

Directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to the saveNessusRC method, which writes text specified by the addsetConfig method, possibly related to the SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1 ActiveX control in scan.dll. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

Affected Products
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Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
textN/An/a
Type: text
CWE ID: N/A
Description: n/a
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References
HyperlinkResource
http://www.nessus.org/news/
x_refsource_MISC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4237
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35641
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
http://secunia.com/advisories/26243
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25088
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2702
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
Hyperlink: http://www.nessus.org/news/
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4237
Resource:
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35641
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/26243
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25088
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2702
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
CVE Program Container
Affected Products
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References
HyperlinkResource
http://www.nessus.org/news/
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4237
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
x_transferred
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35641
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/26243
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25088
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
x_transferred
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2702
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.nessus.org/news/
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4237
Resource:
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35641
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/26243
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25088
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2702
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
x_transferred
Information is not available yet
▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:cve@mitre.org
Published At:30 Jul, 2007 | 17:30
Updated At:29 Sep, 2017 | 01:29

Directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to the saveNessusRC method, which writes text specified by the addsetConfig method, possibly related to the SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1 ActiveX control in scan.dll. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
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Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary2.09.3HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 9.3
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CPE Matches

nessus
nessus
>>vulnerability_scanner>>3.0.6
cpe:2.3:a:nessus:vulnerability_scanner:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
NVD-CWE-OtherPrimarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: NVD-CWE-Other
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
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References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://secunia.com/advisories/26243cve@mitre.org
Patch
Vendor Advisory
http://www.nessus.org/news/cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25088cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2702cve@mitre.org
N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35641cve@mitre.org
N/A
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4237cve@mitre.org
N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/26243
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Patch
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.nessus.org/news/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Patch
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25088
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2702
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35641
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4237
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A

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