Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1/5.5/6.0 dragDrop privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1/5.5/6.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component dragDrop. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0114. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1/5.5/6.0 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown part of the component dragDrop. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The file upload control in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to automatically upload files from the local system via a web page containing a script to upload the files.

The issue has been introduced in 11/08/1999. The weakness was presented 02/03/2003 by Jelmer as MS03-015 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-0114 since 02/26/2003. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at kuperus.xs4all.nl. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1183 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.

Applying the patch MS03-015 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11847), Tenable (10861), SecurityFocus (BID 6749†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4362†). See VDB-45, VDB-48, VDB-257 and VDB-378 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
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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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Patch: MS03-015

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02/26/2003 +23 days 🔍
04/23/2003 +56 days 🔍
05/12/2003 +19 days 🔍
05/24/2004 +378 days 🔍
03/08/2021 +6132 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS03-015
Researcher: Jelmer
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0114 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0114
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3

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X-Force: 11847
SecurityFocus: 6749 - Microsoft Internet Explorer dragDrop Method Local File Reading Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4362 - [MS03-015] Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote File Upload, Medium

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

Created: 02/03/2003 01:00
Updated: 03/08/2021 06:40
Changes: 02/03/2003 01:00 (86), 08/10/2017 12:31 (3), 03/08/2021 06:40 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:E42:103

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