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CVE-2007-4061

9.3 · HIGH

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 ..

Published Jul 30, 2007nessusEPSS 11.18%

Overview

CVE-2007-4061 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting nessus vulnerability_scanner. It was published on July 30, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from nessus. Update vulnerability_scanner to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/26243Refwww.nessus.org/news/Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/25088Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2702Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35641Refwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/4237Refsecunia.com/advisories/26243Refwww.nessus.org/news/Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/25088Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2702

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-4061?

CVE-2007-4061 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting nessus vulnerability_scanner. It was published on July 30, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2007-4061?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-4061?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from nessus. Update vulnerability_scanner to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2007-4061?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2007-4061 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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