CVE-2007-4061

Nessus Vulnerability Scanner <3.0.6 - Path Traversal

Title source: llm

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to the saveNessusRC method, which writes text specified by the addsetConfig method, possibly related to the SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1 ActiveX control in scan.dll. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by h07 · htmlremotewindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4237

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (6)

[Patch] http://www.nessus.org/news/

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4237

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35641

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/26243

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25088

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2702

Scores

EPSS 0.1100

EPSS Percentile 93.5%

Details

Status published

Products (1)

nessus/vulnerability_scanner 3.0.6

Published Jul 30, 2007

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026