CVE-2007-4890

5.8 MEDIUM 16% exploit odds No fix listed Disclosure Library

What it is

Absolute directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in the VB To VSI Support Library (VBTOVSI.DLL) 1.0.0.0 in Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the SaveAs method. NOTE: contents can be copied from local files via the Load method.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 16.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2007-09-14 01:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:44 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 16.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 5.8 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2007-09-14 01:17 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:44 UTC
Exploit probability: 16.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-22 · Path traversal
Record status: Modified

Affected

Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.8

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Partial
Availability: Partial

Raw vector

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

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record