CVE-2007-4901 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or read local files via malicious HTML in instant messages due to improper IE control constraints.
- 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-2007-4901?
CVE-2007-4901 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Sep 2007. 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 embedded Internet Explorer server control in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 6.1.41.2 and 6.2.32.1, AIM Pro, and AIM Lite does not properly constrain the use of mshtml.dll's web script and HTML functionality for incoming instant messages, which allows remote attackers to place HTML into unexpected contexts or execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by writing arbitrary HTML to a notification window, and writing contents of arbitrary local image files to this window via IMG SRC.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4901?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Aol Aim Lite, Aol Aim Pro, Aol Instant Messenger.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4901?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4901 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-2007-4901 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4901 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-464x-prm7-r3m9.