Microsoft Windows 2000/ME Media Player cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows 2000/ME. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Media Player. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2004-0726. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 2000/ME (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Media Player. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Windows Media Player control in Microsoft Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script in the local computer zone via an ASX filename that contains javascript, which is executed in the local context in a preview panel.

The weakness was disclosed 07/27/2004 by Paul with greyhats (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.info. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0726 since 07/22/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16704), SecurityFocus (BID 10693†), Secunia (SA12048†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5869†). The entries VDB-758, VDB-759, VDB-756 and VDB-757 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/12/2004 🔍
07/22/2004 +10 days 🔍
07/27/2004 +5 days 🔍
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07/27/2004 +0 days 🔍
11/21/2004 +117 days 🔍
12/05/2014 +3665 days 🔍
09/17/2018 +1382 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: marc.info
Researcher: Paul
Organization: greyhats
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0726 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0726
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21967
X-Force: 16704
SecurityFocus: 10693 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Media Player Control Media Preview Script Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 12048
Vulnerability Center: 5869 - Windows Media Player Allows Code Execution via ASX Filename, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2014 11:03
Updated: 09/17/2018 08:04
Changes: 12/05/2014 11:03 (52), 09/17/2018 08:04 (11)
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Cache ID: 216:051:103

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