VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2003-0228

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability46.31%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2003-05-27
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 and Windows Media Player for Windows XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a skins file with a URL containing hex-encoded backslash characters (%5C) that causes an executable to be placed in an arbitrary location.

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