CVE-2008-4301

Public Exploit

Description

A certain ActiveX control in iisext.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to set a password via a string argument to the SetPassword method. NOTE: this issue could not be reproduced by a reliable third party. In addition, the original researcher is unreliable. Therefore the original disclosure is probably erroneous

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 31.09% Top 5%

Third-Party Advisory attrition.org Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496694/100/0/threaded	mailing list exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-October/002081.html	third party advisory mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45587	vdb entry broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4301?: CVE-2008-4301 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4301?: To fix CVE-2008-4301, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-4301 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-4301 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~31% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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