CVE-2003-0228

Exp

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.

Published: 2003-05-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-0228 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 46.31%, 99th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2003-0228

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
22570 exploit_db edb 2003-05-07 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0228

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 75.02% 46.31% -28.71%
2 2025-08-31 72.22% 75.02% +2.80%
3 2025-03-30 — 72.22% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0228

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0228

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0228

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_media_player — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_media_player 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0228

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