Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 HTA File path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTA File Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-3280. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is best to disable the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component HTA File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to access restricted information from other domains via an object tag with a data parameter that references a link on the attacker s originating site that specifies a Location HTTP header that references the target site, which then makes that content available through the outerHTML attribute of the object, aka "Redirect Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 06/27/2006 by Plebo Aesdi Nael as MS06-045 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.grok.org.uk. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-3280 since 06/28/2006. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

It is possible to download the exploit at lists.grok.org.uk. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22184 (MS06-042: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (918899)), 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 100036 (Microsoft Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS06-042)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27456), Tenable (22184), SecurityFocus (BID 19389†), OSVDB (26957†) and Secunia (SA20825†). The entries VDB-1028, VDB-2343, VDB-2440 and VDB-2443 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 22184
Nessus Name: MS06-042: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (918899)
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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS06-045
Researcher: Plebo Aesdi Nael
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-3280 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3280
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2344

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X-Force: 27456 - Microsoft Internet Explorer HTA SMB file share command execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 19389 - Microsoft Windows Explorer Drag and Drop Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 20825 - Internet Explorer Information Disclosure and HTA Application Execution, Less Critical
OSVDB: 26957 - Microsoft IE File Share Traversal Arbitrary HTA Execution
SecurityTracker: 1016388 - Microsoft Windows Explorer Lets Remote Users Access Information in Other Domains and Execute HTA Applications
Vupen: ADV-2006-2553

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

Created: 06/30/2006 11:40
Updated: 01/20/2025 23:41
Changes: 06/30/2006 11:40 (61), 04/07/2017 12:01 (24), 03/13/2021 08:59 (7), 03/13/2021 09:02 (1), 01/20/2025 23:41 (15)
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