CVE-2007-4420 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.9% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 2.92% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-08-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| edraw | office viewer component |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | EDraw Office Viewer Component 5.1 - HttpDownloadFile() Insecure Method | 2007-08-16 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/38794
- http://www.ocxt.com/archives/39
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25344
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36055
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4290
- http://osvdb.org/38794
- http://www.ocxt.com/archives/39
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25344
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36055
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4290
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