CVE-2007-4031

N/A Unknown
Published: July 27, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26243
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018469
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.nessus.org/news/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25088
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2680
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35641
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4230
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/26243
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018469
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.nessus.org/news/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25088
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2680
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35641
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4230
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
7.6%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

Affected Vendors

nessus

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