CVE-2007-3983 describes an absolute path traversal vulnerability in the Data Dynamics ActiveReports ActiveX control (arpro2.dll), specifically affecting ActiveReports 2.0 Professional Edition 2.5.0.1308. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files on a vulnerable system by providing a full pathname to the SaveLayout method. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring low attack complexity and impacting integrity (I:P). While there is an ExploitDB entry (EDB-4208) detailing an insecure method, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates, and community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:datadynamics:activereports:2.0:*:professional_edition_2.5.0.1308_sp5:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.