CVE-2009-0389 describes multiple insecure method vulnerabilities within the Web On Windows (WOW) ActiveX control, specifically affecting eztools-software web_on_windows_activex version 2. Attackers can leverage methods like WriteIniFileString to create/overwrite arbitrary files and ShellExecute to execute arbitrary programs, potentially leading to remote code execution. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-based attack with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring medium attack complexity. While not listed in CISA KEV, public exploit code exists (EDB-7910), though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eztools-software:web_on_windows_activex:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.