CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0615

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Windows Media Active Playlist in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 stores information in a well known location on the local file system, allowing attackers to execute HTML scripts in the Local Computer zone.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to run malicious scripts, potentially leading to unauthorized access to the system or user data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Microsoft Windows Media Player to the latest version and to monitor and restrict access to local files.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Windows Media Active Playlist in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 stores information in a well known location on the local file system, allowing attackers to execute HTML scripts in the Local Computer zone, aka "Media Playback Script Invocation".

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS