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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.6

CVE-2000-1112 json

Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 executes scripts in custom skin (.WMS) files, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges via a…

published 2001-01-09 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2000-1097

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
14.0%
EPSS 14.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 executes scripts in custom skin (.WMS) files, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges via a skin that contains a malicious script, aka the ".WMS Script Execution" vulnerability.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-20424)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

13.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-20424 Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0 - '.wms' Arbitrary Script (MS00-090) remote, 2000-11-22
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1976 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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