CWE-623 3 CVEs MITRE definition ↗

CWE-623: Unsafe ActiveX Control Marked Safe For Scripting

Overview

CWE-623 (Unsafe ActiveX Control Marked Safe For Scripting) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.

Security impact
Security impact: Depends on product and context; use CVE records, severity scores, and MITRE guidance to prioritize.

Description

An ActiveX control is intended for restricted use, but it has been marked as safe-for-scripting.

Applicable platforms

Kind Name Class Prevalence OS / CPE
language Not Language-Specific Undetermined
technology Web Based Undetermined

Related CVEs in this database

These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.

CVE Published Summary
CVE-2011-10028 2025-08-20 The RealNetworks RealArcade platform includes an ActiveX control (InstallerDlg.dll, version 2.6.0.445) that exposes a method named Exec via the StubbyUtil.ProcessMgr COM object. This method allows rem…
CVE-2018-17925 2018-10-10 Multiple instances of this vulnerability (Unsafe ActiveX Control Marked Safe For Scripting) have been identified in the third-party ActiveX object provided to GE iFIX versions 2.0 - 5.8 by Gigasoft. O…
CVE-2014-2368 2014-07-19 The BrowseFolder method in the bwocxrun ActiveX control in Advantech WebAccess before 7.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted call.

Content submission

Name
CWE Content Team
Organization
MITRE
Date
2007-05-07
Version
Draft 6

Content modifications

Date Name Version Importance Comment
2008-07-01 Eric Dalci 1.0 updated Time_of_Introduction
2008-09-08 CWE Content Team 1.0 updated Description, Relationships, Observed_Example, Weakness_Ordinalities
2010-02-16 CWE Content Team 1.8 updated References
2011-06-01 CWE Content Team 1.13 updated Common_Consequences
2012-05-11 CWE Content Team 2.2 updated References, Relationships
2012-10-30 CWE Content Team 2.3 updated Potential_Mitigations
2014-07-30 CWE Content Team 2.8 updated Relationships
2017-11-08 CWE Content Team 3.0 updated References
2018-03-27 CWE Content Team 3.1 updated References
2020-02-24 CWE Content Team 4.0 updated Relationships
2020-06-25 CWE Content Team 4.1 updated Observed_Examples
2022-04-28 CWE Content Team 4.7 updated Research_Gaps
2023-01-31 CWE Content Team 4.10 updated Relationships
2023-04-27 CWE Content Team 4.11 updated References, Relationships
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team 4.12 updated Mapping_Notes
2025-12-11 CWE Content Team 4.19 updated Applicable_Platforms
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