# CVE-2001-0148: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands in Internet Explorer via JavaScript URLs exploiting the Windows Media Player ActiveX control.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/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-v5g3-2g5g-c8rv

## What is CVE-2001-0148?

CVE-2001-0148 is a high-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

The WMP ActiveX Control in Windows Media Player 7 allows remote attackers to execute commands in Internet Explorer via javascript URLs, a variant of the "Frame Domain Verification" vulnerability.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0148?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Windows Media Player.

## How do I fix CVE-2001-0148?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0148 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2001-0148 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0148 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0 - JavaScript URL (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Media Player

- [CVE-2008-3010](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3010/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-1728](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1728/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-2745](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2745/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-2527](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2527/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [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-2001-0148 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2001-0148 is a high-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-2001-0148 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-2001-0148/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0148/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0148
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0148
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-0148

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