Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/5.5/6.0 Download HTM Cache access control
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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/5.5/6.0 (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Download HTM Cache Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to bypass zone restrictions via a javascript protocol URL in a sub-frame, which is added to the history list and executed in the top window s zone when the history.back (back) function is called, as demonstrated by BackToFramedJpu, aka the "Travel Log Cross Domain Vulnerability."
The issue has been introduced in 11/08/1999. The weakness was presented 11/25/2003 by Liu Die Yu (Website). The advisory is shared at safecenter.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-1026. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
The exploit is available at safecenter.net. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1478 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100004 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update Not Installed (MS04-004)).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com.
vuldb.com is providing further details. See 412, 438, 499 and 500 for similar entries.
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Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
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Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 10861
OpenVAS Name: IE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative patch (890923)
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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com
Timeline
11/08/1999 🔍11/25/2003 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: safecenter.net
Researcher: Liu Die Yu
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2003-1026 (🔍)
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X-Force: 13846
SecurityFocus: 9106 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Invalid ContentType Cache Directory Location Disclosure Weakness
Secunia: 10289 - Internet Explorer System Compromise Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 3791
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 11/26/2003 11:06Updated: 03/09/2021 09:21
Changes: 11/26/2003 11:06 (58), 10/08/2018 15:43 (16), 03/09/2021 09:18 (3), 03/09/2021 09:21 (7)
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