{"id":"CVE-2007-4909","aliases":["EUVD-2007-4890","GHSA-f8q3-mjhv-rr2f"],"status":"published","title":"Interpretation conflict in WinSCP before 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to perform arbitrary file...","description":"Interpretation conflict in WinSCP before 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to perform arbitrary file transfers with a remote server via file-transfer commands in the final portion of a (1) scp, and possibly a (2) sftp or (3) ftp, URL, as demonstrated by a URL specifying login to the remote server with a username of scp, which is interpreted as an HTTP scheme name by the protocol handler in a web browser, but is interpreted as a username by WinSCP.  NOTE: this is related to an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-3015.","severity":{"version":"2.0","score":9.3,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-07","score":0.03522,"percentile":0.89306,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-264"],"published":"2007-09-17T17:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T22:44:59Z","exploits":[{"source":"exploitdb","id":"EDB-30582","title":"WinSCP 4.0.3 - URL Protocol Handler Arbitrary File Access","type":"remote","platform":"windows","date":"2007-09-13","verified":true,"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30582"}],"products":[{"vendor":"winscp","product":"winscp"}],"references":[{"url":"http://winscp.cvs.sourceforge.net/winscp/winscp3/core/SessionData.cpp?r1=1.29\u0026r2=1.30","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36591","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3141","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_SREASON","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25655","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred","Patch"]},{"url":"http://winscp.net/eng/docs/history/","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/26820","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_SECUNIA","x_transferred","Patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018697","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_SECTRACK","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479298/100/0/threaded","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_BUGTRAQ","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4909"},{"url":"http://winscp.net/eng/docs/history"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f8q3-mjhv-rr2f"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2007-4909","description":"Interpretation conflict in WinSCP before 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to perform arbitrary file transfers with a remote server via file-transfer commands in the final portion of a (1) scp, and possibly a (2) sftp or (3) ftp, URL, as demonstrated by a URL specifying login to the remote server with a username of scp, which is interpreted as an HTTP scheme name by the protocol handler in a web browser, but is interpreted as a username by WinSCP.  NOTE: this is related to an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-3015.","status":"published","published":"2007-09-17T17:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-07T15:08:33.919Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:33:30.262137Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2007-4890","description":"Interpretation conflict in WinSCP before 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to perform arbitrary file transfers with a remote server via file-transfer commands in the final portion of a (1) scp, and possibly a (2) sftp or (3) ftp, URL, as demonstrated by a URL specifying login to the remote server with a username of scp, which is interpreted as an HTTP scheme name by the protocol handler in a web browser, but is interpreted as a username by WinSCP.  NOTE: this is related to an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-3015.","status":"published","published":"2007-09-17T17:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-07T15:08:33Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T01:16:19.667559Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-f8q3-mjhv-rr2f","title":"Interpretation conflict in WinSCP before 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to perform arbitrary file...","description":"Interpretation conflict in WinSCP before 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to perform arbitrary file transfers with a remote server via file-transfer commands in the final portion of a (1) scp, and possibly a (2) sftp or (3) ftp, URL, as demonstrated by a URL specifying login to the remote server with a username of scp, which is interpreted as an HTTP scheme name by the protocol handler in a web browser, but is interpreted as a username by WinSCP.  NOTE: this is related to an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-3015.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-01T18:28:07Z","modified":"2025-04-09T03:47:17Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:00:55.004058Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2007-4909","description":"Interpretation conflict in WinSCP before 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to perform arbitrary file transfers with a remote server via file-transfer commands in the final portion of a (1) scp, and possibly a (2) sftp or (3) ftp, URL, as demonstrated by a URL specifying login to the remote server with a username of scp, which is interpreted as an HTTP scheme name by the protocol handler in a web browser, but is interpreted as a username by WinSCP.  NOTE: this is related to an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-3015.","status":"published","published":"2007-09-17T17:17:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T22:44:59.373Z","cvss":[{"version":"2.0","score":9.3,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-264"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:01:21.141213Z"}]}}