Microsoft iis ActiveX Control iisext.dll string credentials management
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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9.8 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Microsoft iis (Web Server) (unknown version). Affected is an unknown code block in the library iisext.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument string
with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-255. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
** DISPUTED ** 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.
The weakness was presented 09/29/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-4301 since 09/29/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/16/2018). This vulnerability is assigned to T1552 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (45587). See 44237 for similar entry.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.8
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Exploiting
Class: Credentials managementCWE: CWE-255
ATT&CK: T1552
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Suricata ID: 2008620
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Timeline
09/29/2008 🔍09/29/2008 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4301 (🔍)
X-Force: 45587
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 08/16/2018 07:13
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (52), 08/16/2018 07:13 (2)
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