CVE-2007-4890
mediumpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.164 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-4394Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 - 'VBTOVSI.dll 1.0.0.0' File Overwritefunctional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (10)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/26779enisa_euvd
- http://shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_qwFZc3a35RLy5AGxVBjJ.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25635enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36571enisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4394enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26779nvd
- http://shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_qwFZc3a35RLy5AGxVBjJ.htmlnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25635nvd
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