# CVE-2001-0137: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute malicious Java applets in Internet Explorer via crafted Windows Media Player skin files, requiring user interaction.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 May 2001
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-67pp-g8pj-rw94

## What is CVE-2001-0137?

CVE-2001-0137 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player, published on 7 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Windows Media Player 7 allows remote attackers to execute malicious Java applets in Internet Explorer clients by enclosing the applet in a skin file named skin.wmz, then referencing that skin in the codebase parameter to an applet tag, aka the Windows Media Player Skins File Download" vulnerability.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0137?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Windows Media Player.

## How do I fix CVE-2001-0137?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0137 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2001-0137 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0137 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0 - '.wmz' Arbitrary Java Applet (exploitdb)

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- [CVE-2009-1331](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1331/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2001-0137 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2001-0137 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player, published on 7 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0137 exists.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows Media Player. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0137/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0137/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0137
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0137
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-0137

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