{
    "id": "CVE-2003-0228",
    "published": "2003-05-27 04:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:01:47",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": null,
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.46315",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98777",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-28 18:17:03",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_media_player"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "22570",
            "title": "Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 - Skin File Code Execution",
            "date": "2003-05-07",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22570"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105232913516488&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105240528419389&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105233960728901&w=2",
        "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/384932",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7517",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-017",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11953",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A321",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105232913516488&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105240528419389&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105233960728901&w=2",
        "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/384932",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7517",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-017",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11953",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A321"
    ]
}