CVE-2007-4901
The embedded Internet Explorer server control in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 6.1.41.2 and 6.2.32.1, AIM Pro, and AIM Lite does not properly constrain the use of mshtml.dll's web script and HTML functionality for incoming instant messages, which allows remote attackers to place HTML into unexpected contexts or execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by writing arbitrary HTML to a notification window, and writing contents of arbitrary local image files to this window via IMG SRC.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N- EPSS score
- 2.8% (86th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-4882)
- Published
- September 14, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-4882 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- aol / aim lite
- aol / aim pro
- aol / instant messenger
References
- http://aviv.raffon.net/2007/09/25/ReadyAIMFire.aspx
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26786
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3136
- http://www.coresecurity.com/index.php5?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1924
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479199/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479435/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480587/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480647/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25659
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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