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
Published Sep 29, 2008
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 17.06%
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 products
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 17.06% (0.17057) | 96.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 16.92% (0.16924) | 96.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 15, 2025 | 26.36% (0.26363) | 96.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 31.09% (0.31087) | 96.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 27.04% (0.27038) | 94.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 31.09% (0.31087) | 96.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 28.09% (0.28089) | 96.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00776) | 82.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.65% (0.00654) | 79.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.55% (0.00550) | 76.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.55% (0.00550) | 73.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.68% (0.11676) | 95.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.68% (0.11676) | 94.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.68% (0.11676) | 88.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-October/002081.html mailing-listx_refsource_VIMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496694/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45587 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFBroken Link
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-October/002081.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VIMThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496694/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45587 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFBroken Link |
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