CVE-2007-4891 describes a critical vulnerability in the PDWizard.ocx ActiveX control within Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0. This flaw exposes dangerous methods like StartProcess and SyncShell, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs on affected systems. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it carries a high severity due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, including an ExploitDB entry, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.0.9782CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:6.0.0.9782:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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