Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2004-0121 — Argument Injection in Microsoft Office

CWE-88 — Argument Injection5 documents5 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
51.5%
top 2.10%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
2
Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft Outlook
Timeline
PublishedApr 15
Latest updateApr 29

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook 2002 does not sufficiently filter parameters of mailto: URLs when using them as arguments when calling OUTLOOK.EXE, which allows remote attackers to use script code in the Local Machine zone and execute arbitrary programs.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages2 packages

Patches

Patch: www.idefense.com ↗Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗Patch: docs.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-88qv-6q9j-fhvv: Argument injection vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook 2002 does not sufficiently filter parameters of mailto: URLs when using them as arguments when c↗2022-04-29
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CVEList
CVE-2004-0121: Argument injection vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook 2002 does not sufficiently filter parameters of mailto: URLs when using them as arguments when c↗2004-09-01
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
Microsoft Outlook 2002 - 'Mailto' Quoting Zone Bypass↗2004-03-09
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
chromium-browser: possible command injection in mailto handling↗2017-06-05
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