Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6.0 SP1 Drag/Drop privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6.0 SP1. This affects an unknown part of the component Drag/Drop. This manipulation causes privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0823. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6.0 SP1 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Drag/Drop. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to direct drag and drop behaviors and other mouse click actions to other windows by calling the window.moveBy method, aka HijackClick, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1027.

The weakness was shared 02/03/2004 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0823 since 09/18/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10861 (MS02-005: MSIE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative Patch (890923)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4223.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15006), Tenable (10861), Secunia (SA9711†), SecurityTracker (ID 1006036†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2827†). The entries VDB-3, VDB-45, VDB-257 and VDB-280 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 10861
Nessus Name: MS02-005: MSIE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative Patch (890923)
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OpenVAS ID: 10861
OpenVAS Name: IE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative patch (890923)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/11/2003 +220 days 🔍
09/18/2003 +7 days 🔍
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09/30/2014 +3892 days 🔍
12/31/2024 +3745 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0823 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0823
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21529

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X-Force: 15006
Secunia: 9711 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
SecurityTracker: 1006036 - Microsoft Internet Explorer May Let Remote Users Read or Write Files Via the dragDrop() Method
Vulnerability Center: 2827 - [MS03-048] Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 Drag and Drop Operations Allow Saving Files on Local System, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2014 15:46
Updated: 12/31/2024 11:07
Changes: 09/30/2014 15:46 (72), 05/07/2019 12:39 (7), 06/29/2021 14:15 (3), 12/31/2024 11:07 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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