CVE-2008-4301
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
29/09/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025
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
Impact
Base Score 2.0
10.00
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-October/002081.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496694/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45587
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-October/002081.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496694/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45587



