CVE-2004-0549 The WebBrowser ActiveX control, or the Internet Explorer HTML rendering engine (MSHTML), as used in Internet Explorer 6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Local Security context...
HighCVSS 10.0
EPSS 61.1%
Public exploit
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- Public exploit available
Description
The WebBrowser ActiveX control, or the Internet Explorer HTML rendering engine (MSHTML), as used in Internet Explorer 6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Local Security context by using the showModalDialog method and modifying the location to execute code such as Javascript, as demonstrated using (1) delayed HTTP redirect operations, and an HTTP response with a Location: header containing a "URL:" prepended to a "ms-its" protocol URI, or (2) modifying the location attribute of the window, as exploited by the Download.ject (aka Scob aka Toofer) using the ADODB.Stream object.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft internet explorer | All versions | No fix listed |
| Microsoft internet explorer | = 5.01 | No fix listed |
| Microsoft internet explorer | = 5.5 | No fix listed |
| Microsoft internet explorer | = 6.0 | No fix listed |
References
- 62.131.86.111
- 20040602 180 Solutions Exploits and Toolbars Hacking Patched Users(I.E Exploits) mailing-list
- 20040606 Internet explorer 6 execution of arbitrary code (An analysis of the 180 Solutions Trojan) mailing-list
- 20040621 IE/0DAY -> Insider Prototype mailing-list
- 20040628 JS.Scob.Trojan Source Code ... mailing-list
- umbrella.name
- VU#713878 third-party-advisory us-government-resource
- TA04-163A patch third-party-advisory us-government-resource
- TA04-184A third-party-advisory us-government-resource
- TA04-212A third-party-advisory us-government-resource
- MS04-025 vendor-advisory
- ie-location-restriction-bypass(16348) vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1133 signature vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:207 signature vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:241 signature vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:519 signature vdb-entry