Microsoft Windows 2000/Server 2003/XP Agent Internet Content cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Windows 2000/Server 2003/XP. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Agent Internet Content. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-1214. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows 2000/Server 2003/XP (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Agent Internet Content. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Agent allows remote attackers to spoof trusted Internet content and execute arbitrary code by disguising security prompts on a malicious Web page.

The bug was discovered . The weakness was presented 06/14/2005 by Michael Krax as MS05-032 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-1214 since 04/22/2005. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 12948 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18485 (MS05-032: Vulnerability in Microsoft Agent Could Allow Spoofing (890046)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90259 (Microsoft Agent Content-Spoofing Vulnerability (MS05-032)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 4172. In this case the pattern F5BE8BD2-7DE6-11D0-91FE-00C04FD701A5 is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3539.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20831), Tenable (18485), SecurityFocus (BID 13948†), OSVDB (34009†) and Secunia (SA15689†). See VDB-3004 for similar entry. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 18485
Nessus Name: MS05-032: Vulnerability in Microsoft Agent Could Allow Spoofing (890046)
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Patch: microsoft.com

Snort ID: 4172
Snort Message: WEB-ACTIVEX Microsoft Agent v1.5 ActiveX clsid access
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS05-032
Researcher: Michael Krax
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-1214 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1214
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1568

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X-Force: 20831
SecurityFocus: 13948 - Microsoft Agent Trusted Content Spoofing Vulnerability
Secunia: 15689 - Microsoft Agent Trusted Internet Content Spoofing Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 34009 - Microsoft Windows Agent URL Parsing Memory Corruption
Vulnerability Center: 8333 - [MS05-032] Microsoft Agent Allows Bypass of Security Prompts and Content Spoofing, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2005 18:21
Updated: 07/04/2025 13:53
Changes: 06/17/2005 18:21 (90), 07/03/2019 12:42 (7), 07/04/2025 13:53 (19)
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