THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2001-0148
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2001-0148

Windows Media Player vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
26.8%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
The WMP ActiveX Control in Windows Media Player 7 allows remote attackers to execute commands in Internet Explorer via javascript URLs, a variant of the "Frame Domain Verification" vulnerability.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows Media Player
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2001-06-02

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 26.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2001-0148

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows Media Player is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2001-0148.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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