CVE-2008-4301 : A certain ActiveX control in iisext.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to set

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

Published 2008-09-29 17:17:29

Updated 2024-04-11 00:44:21

Source MITRE

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4301

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.55%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 74 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4301

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
10.0	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	10.0	10.0	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete

References for CVE-2008-4301

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496694/100/0/threaded

Exploit;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-October/002081.html

[VIM] Fwd: Internet Information Service remote set password
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45587

Vulnerability Report
Broken Link

Products affected by CVE-2008-4301

Microsoft » Internet Information Services » Version: N/A
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-4301

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4301

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4301

References for CVE-2008-4301

Products affected by CVE-2008-4301