CVE-2007-4252 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.8% (pctl 77)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in CkString.dll 1.1 and earlier in CHILKAT ASP String allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the first argument to the SaveToFile method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3633.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.76% — more likely to be exploited than 77% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-08-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| chilkat software | asp string |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | CHILKAT ASP String - 'CkString.dll 1.1 SaveToFile()' Insecure Method | 2007-08-05 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/40110
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25205
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35812
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4255
- http://osvdb.org/40110
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25205
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35812
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4255
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