CVE-2007-4842

critical

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Enriva Development Magellan Explorer 3.32 build 2305 and earlier allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36499

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3103

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018661

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478755/100/0/threaded

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3123

http://secunia.com/advisories/26737

http://osvdb.org/40501

http://blog.hispasec.com/lab/advisories/adv_MagellanExplorer_3_32_Remote_Traversal.txt

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-09-12

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00397