CVE-2007-4891

Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 - 'PDWizard.ocx' Remote Command Execution

Severity Score

6.8

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A certain ActiveX control in PDWizard.ocx 6.0.0.9782 and earlier in Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 exposes dangerous (1) StartProcess, (2) SyncShell, (3) SaveAs, (4) CABDefaultURL, (5) CABFileName, and (6) CABRunFile methods, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs and have other impacts, as demonstrated using absolute pathnames in arguments to StartProcess and SyncShell.

Un determinado control ActiveX de PDWizard.ocx 6.0.0.9782 y versiones anteriores de Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 expone métodos peligrosos (1) StartProcess, (2) SyncShell, (3) SaveAs, (4) CABDefaultURL, (5) CABFileName, y (6) CABRunFile, lo cual permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar programas de su elección y tener otros impactos, como se demuestra utilizando nombre de ruta absoluta en argumentos a StartProcess y SyncShell.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 6.8

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2007-09-13 CVE Reserved
2007-09-14 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-08-07 First Exploit
2024-11-09 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://osvdb.org/37106	Vdb Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26779	Third Party Advisory
http://shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_AZJ5bXwXvMARqwtfe97I.html	X_refsource_misc
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36572	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4393	2024-08-07
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25638	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Visual Studio Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visual Studio"				6.0 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visual Studio" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Visual Studio Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visual Studio"				6.0.0.9782 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visual Studio" and version "6.0.0.9782"		-		Affected