Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 5.1 Cross Frame external.NavigateAndFind privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 5.1. Affected by this vulnerability is the function external.NavigateAndFind of the component Cross Frame Handler. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-0028. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 5.1 (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function external.NavigateAndFind of the component Cross Frame Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Internet Explorer 5.0 and 5.01 allows remote attackers to bypass the cross frame security policy and read files via the external.NavigateAndFind function.

The weakness was disclosed 12/23/1999. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2000-0028. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4456), Exploit-DB (19686) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5675†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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02/02/2004 +1502 days 🔍
10/28/2004 +269 days 🔍
06/22/2014 +3524 days 🔍
12/30/2024 +3844 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0028 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0028
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15092
X-Force: 4456
Vulnerability Center: 5675 - [MS04-040] Microsoft Internet Explorer Allows Bypassing Cross-Zone, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 16:23
Updated: 12/30/2024 06:59
Changes: 06/22/2014 16:23 (38), 04/07/2017 12:06 (16), 12/30/2024 06:59 (26)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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