THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2003-0907
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2003-0907

Windows Server 2003 vulnerability

CVSS
5.1
EPSS
21.9%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 does not properly validate HCP URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via quotation marks in an hcp:// URL, which are not quoted when constructing the argument list to HelpCtr.exe.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows Server 2003
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2004-06-01

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high 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 21.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2003-0907

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows Server 2003 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2003-0907.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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