{"id":"CVE-2005-1191","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2005-1191","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:39:51.106Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2005-05-02T04:00:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:12:37.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N"},"cwe":[],"affected":["microsoft/windows 2000","microsoft/windows 98","microsoft/windows 98se","microsoft/windows me"],"epss":{"score":0.17108,"percentile":0.97062,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2005-04-19","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":25454,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Windows 98/2000 Explorer - Preview Pane Script Injection","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25454","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/25454.txt","file":"exploits/windows/remote/25454.txt","published":"2005-04-19","added":"2005-04-19","updated":"2013-05-21","author":"GreyMagic Software","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2005-1191","OSVDB-15707"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13248/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://security.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm015-ie","tags":["Exploit","Patch"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396224","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13248","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0509","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-024","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20380","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3585","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://security.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm015-ie","tags":["Exploit","Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396224","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13248","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0509","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-024","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20380","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3585","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1191","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}