Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 SP1 VBA File information disclosure
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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4.1 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 SP1 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown part of the component VBA File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via the VBScript LoadPicture method, which returns an error code if the file does not exist.
The weakness was disclosed 02/07/2004 by jelmer (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-2090 since 05/19/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/07/2017). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be establishing an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (15078). Further details are available at microsoft.com.
Product
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Support
- end of life
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com
Timeline
02/07/2004 🔍02/07/2004 🔍
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05/19/2005 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: jelmer
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2004-2090 (🔍)
X-Force: 15078 - Microsoft Internet Explorer vb script reports different errors to obtain information, Medium Risk
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
SecurityFocus: 9611 - Microsoft Internet Explorer LoadPicture File Enumeration Weakness
Secunia: 10820 - Internet Explorer File Identification Variant, Not Critical
OSVDB: 3879 - Microsoft IE File Identification Variant
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Entry
Created: 02/10/2004 09:59Updated: 04/07/2017 12:00
Changes: 02/10/2004 09:59 (71), 04/07/2017 12:00 (3)
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