Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5/6.0 Address Bar authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5/6.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Address Bar. The manipulation results in authentication spoofing. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0843. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5/6.0 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown part of the component Address Bar. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6 does not properly handle plug-in navigation, which allows remote attackers to alter displayed address bars and thereby spoof web pages, facilitating phishing attacks, aka the "Plug-in Navigation Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 07/08/2000. The weakness was presented 11/03/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0843 since 09/08/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1579 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100018 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (MS04-038)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17651), Tenable (10861), SecurityFocus (BID 11381†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5553†). See VDB-3, VDB-45, VDB-257 and VDB-285 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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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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09/08/2004 +1523 days 🔍
10/12/2004 +34 days 🔍
10/13/2004 +1 days 🔍
11/03/2004 +21 days 🔍
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06/22/2015 +3883 days 🔍
01/02/2025 +3482 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0843 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0843
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22368

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X-Force: 17651
SecurityFocus: 11381
Vulnerability Center: 5553 - [MS04-040] Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5, 6.0 Allows Plug-in Navigation Address Bar Spoofing, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2015 15:52
Updated: 01/02/2025 18:40
Changes: 06/22/2015 15:52 (70), 05/07/2019 12:39 (3), 06/30/2021 12:50 (4), 01/02/2025 18:40 (17)
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