CVE-2004-1947 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code and access system information via a vulnerable BitDefender ActiveX control in Internet Explorer.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-1947?
CVE-2004-1947 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2005. 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 AVXSCANONLINE.AvxScanOnlineCtrl.1 ActiveX control in BitDefender Scan Online allows remote attackers to (1) obtain sensitive information such as system drives and contents or (2) use the RequestFile method to download and execute arbitrary code via an object codebase that uses bitdefender.cab.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1947?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Softwin Bitdefender.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1947?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1947 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2004-1947 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1947 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9x66-8986-f2w2.