CVE-2008-4301: microsoft internet_information_services
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2008-4301 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in microsoft internet_information_services. EPSS estimates a 17.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 29-09-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
17.06%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
97%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 17.06% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Microsoft1 product
1 vendor · 1 product
References
3 links- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496694/100/0/threadedMailing ListX Refsource BUGTRAQExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-October/002081.htmlMailing ListX Refsource VIMThird Party Advisory