CVE-2007-4062 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1 ActiveX control in scan.dll in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via unspecified vectors involving the deleteNessusRC method, probably a directory traversal vulnerability.

Published: 2007-07-30

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 2.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nessus:vulnerability_scanner:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-4046	The SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1 ActiveX control in scan.dll in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via unspecified vectors involving the deleteNessusRC method, probably a directory traversal vulnerability.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02113.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/26243
http://www.nessus.org/news/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25088
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35641

History

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Subscriptions

Nessus Vulnerability Scanner

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-07-30T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:37:06.115Z

Reserved: 2007-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-4062

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-07-30T17:30:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:43:19.810

Link: CVE-2007-4062

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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