Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2003-0228. PoCs published by Jelmer Kuperus.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a path traversal vulnerability in Windows Media Player 8 to drop a malicious executable in the startup folder. It uses URL-encoded paths to bypass validation and deliver a payload disguised as a skin file.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 and Windows Media Player for Windows XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a skins file with a URL containing hex-encoded backslash characters (%5C) that causes an executable to be placed in an arbitrary location.
Exploits (1)
This exploit leverages a path traversal vulnerability in Windows Media Player 8 to drop a malicious executable in the startup folder. It uses URL-encoded paths to bypass validation and deliver a payload disguised as a skin file.