# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 10 May 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9x66-8986-f2w2

## 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: 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.

## 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:

- Softwin BitDefender - AvxScanOnlineCtrl COM Object Arbitrary File Upload / Execution (exploitdb)
- Softwin BitDefender - AvxScanOnlineCtrl COM Object Information Disclosure (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-6627](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6627/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2005-3154](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3154/): Other in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-1947 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1947 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2004-1947/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1947/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1947
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1947
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-1947

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1947/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.