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medium 5.0

CVE-2005-1191 json

The Web View DLL (webvw.dll), as used in Windows Explorer on Windows 2000 systems, does not properly filter an apostrophe ("'") in the auth…

published 2005-04-19 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-1194

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
17.1%
EPSS 17.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-25454)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

17.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-25454 Microsoft Windows 98/2000 Explorer - Preview Pane Script Injection remote, 2005-04-19
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13248 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • security.greymagic.com http://security.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm015-ie referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396224 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

Sources

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