CVE-2008-4301
** DISPUTED ** A certain ActiveX control in iisext.dll in Microsoft Internet Information...
A certain ActiveX control in iisext.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to set a password via a string argument to the SetPassword method. NOTE: this issue could not be reproduced by a reliable third party. In addition, the original researcher is unreliable. Therefore the original disclosure is probably erroneous
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A certain ActiveX control in iisext.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to set a password via a string argument to the SetPassword method. NOTE: this issue could not be reproduced by a reliable third party. In addition, the original researcher is unreliable. Therefore the original disclosure is probably erroneous
- Record
CVE-2008-4301- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A certain ActiveX control in iisext.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to set a password via a string argument to the SetPassword method. NOTE: this issue could not be reproduced by a reliable third party. In addition, the original researcher is unreliable. Therefore the original disclosure is probably erroneous
- Record
CVE-2008-4301- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4284 No score
A certain ActiveX control in iisext.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to set a password via a string argument to the SetPassword method. NOTE: this issue could not be reproduced by a reliable third party. In addition, the original researcher is unreliable. Therefore the original disclosure is probably erroneous
- Record
EUVD-2008-4284- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6x8c-j743-7x28 No score
** DISPUTED ** A certain ActiveX control in iisext.dll in Microsoft Internet Information...
** DISPUTED ** A certain ActiveX control in iisext.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to set a password via a string argument to the SetPassword method. NOTE: this issue could not be reproduced by a reliable third party. In addition, the original researcher is unreliable. Therefore the original disclosure is probably erroneous.
- Record
GHSA-6x8c-j743-7x28- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4301 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Microsoft Internet Information Services, published September 29, 2008. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.1%, the 97th percentile.