PT-2007-5445 · Chilkat · Chilkat Asp String

Shinnai · Published 2007-08-08 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2007-4252

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions CHILKAT ASP String version 1.1 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in CkString.dll. This allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files by providing a full pathname in the first argument to the SaveToFile method.

Recommendations For CHILKAT ASP String version 1.1 and earlier, consider restricting access to the SaveToFile method until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the SaveToFile method with untrusted input to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-4252

Affected Products

Chilkat Asp String

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/4255 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4252 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/40110 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/25205 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35812 · Note