CVE-2007-6493
The IMWeb.IMWebControl.1 ActiveX control in IMWeb.dll 7.0.0.x, and possibly IMWebControl.dll, in iMesh 7.1.0.x and earlier allows remote…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 6.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 6.0% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The IMWeb.IMWebControl.1 ActiveX control in IMWeb.dll 7.0.0.x, and possibly IMWebControl.dll, in iMesh 7.1.0.x and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain argument to the SetHandler method.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
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Exploit-DB2 entries
- iMesh 7.1.0.x - 'IMWeb.dll 7.0.0.x' Remote Heap Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 12244remote, windowspublished 18 Dec 2007Verified
- iMesh 7 - 'IMWebControl' ActiveX Control Code Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 30897remote, windowspublished 17 Dec 2007Verified
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Timeline
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Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.8% · top 6.0% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
5
- ADV-2007-4240 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20071218 iMesh <= 7.1.0.x IMWebControl Class (IMWeb.dll 7.0.0.x) remote exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 28134 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 40239 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/rgod_imesh.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2007-6459 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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