CVE-2005-1191
The Web View DLL (webvw.dll), as used in Windows Explorer on Windows 2000 systems, does not properly filter an apostrophe ("'") in the author name in a document, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary script via extra attributes when Web View…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.1%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The Web View DLL (webvw.dll), as used in Windows Explorer on Windows 2000 systems, does not properly filter an apostrophe ("'") in the author name in a document, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary script via extra attributes when Web View constructs a mailto: link for the preview pane when the user selects the file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 17.11% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 19 April 2005
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows 98 · microsoft/windows 98se · microsoft/windows me
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 17.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://security.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm015-ieExploit, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396224Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13248Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0509
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-024
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20380
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3585
- http://security.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm015-ieExploit, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396224Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13248Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0509
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-024
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20380
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3585
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