CVE-2007-4420 json
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in officeviewer.ocx 5.1.199.1 in EDraw Office Viewer Component 5.1 allow…
published 2007-08-18 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-4403
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.9%
- EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in officeviewer.ocx 5.1.199.1 in EDraw Office Viewer Component 5.1 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the second argument to the HttpDownloadFile method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3168 and CVE-2007-3169.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-4290)
- Published
Exploit prediction
2.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-4290 EDraw Office Viewer Component 5.1 - HttpDownloadFile() Insecure Method remote, 2007-08-16
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25344 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
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exploit-db.com
/exploits/4290
exploit
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securityfocus.com
/bid/25344
vdb-entry, exploit
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/36055
vdb-entry
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osvdb.org
/38794
vdb-entry
- ocxt.com /archives/39
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-4420
- NVD CVE-2007-4420
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