CVE-2007-4031
Directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3...
Directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to the deleteReport method, probably related to the SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1 ActiveX control in scan.dll.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to the deleteReport method, probably related to the SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1 ActiveX control in scan.dll.
- Record
CVE-2007-4031- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to the deleteReport method, probably related to the SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1 ActiveX control in scan.dll.
- Record
CVE-2007-4031- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-4015 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to the deleteReport method, probably related to the SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1 ActiveX control in scan.dll.
- Record
EUVD-2007-4015- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xjhv-m7vj-8xjp No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3...
Directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to the deleteReport method, probably related to the SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1 ActiveX control in scan.dll.
- Record
GHSA-xjhv-m7vj-8xjp- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 - ActiveX Remote Delete File | 2007-07-26 |
| Exploit-DB | Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 - ActiveX Command Execution | 2007-07-27 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, exploits, facts, references, title | Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-4031 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner, published July 27, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.71%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.