Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-4040
Argument injection vulnerability involving Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, when certain URIs are registered, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-browser scripting attacks and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an unspecified URI, which are inserted into the command line when invoking the handling process, a similar issue to CVE-2007-3670.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4040
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.33%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 67 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-4040
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2007-4040
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)
References for CVE-2007-4040
Products affected by CVE-2007-4040
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*