CVE-2008-4301

Published: Sep 29, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

10.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

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

Affected (1)

Products: Microsoft: Internet Information Services

1 product

Internet Information Services

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Internet Information Services	All versions

References (6)

http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-October/002081.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45587

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-October/002081.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45587

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

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