CVE-2007-4252

Exp

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in CkString.dll 1.1 and earlier in CHILKAT ASP String allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the first argument to the SaveToFile method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3633.

Published: 2007-08-08 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-4252 is rated Exploit Available (55.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.76%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-4252

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
4255 exploit_db edb 2007-08-05 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4252

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 5.09% 1.76% -3.33%
2 2026-03-27 4.88% 5.09% +0.21%
3 2025-11-07 — 4.88% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-4252

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-4252

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2007-4252

Comment: More detailed information listed here: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25205/info

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-4252

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
chilkat_software asp_string 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:chilkat_software:asp_string:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-4252

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