VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-0083

CVSS score9.3 HIGH
EPSS probability29.96%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-04-08
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

The (1) VBScript (VBScript.dll) and (2) JScript (JScript.dll) scripting engines 5.1 and 5.6, as used in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, do not properly decode script, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Primary references