Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 Statusbar Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Statusbar Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2004-1104. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to use an alternative to replace the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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 Statusbar Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2 allows remote attackers to spoof a legitimate URL in the status bar and conduct a phishing attack via a web page that contains a BASE element that points to the legitimate site, followed by an anchor (a) element with an empty "href" attribute, and a FORM whose action points to a malicious URL, and an INPUT submit element that is modified to look like a legitimate URL.

The weakness was published 03/31/2004 by http-equiv with malware.com as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1104 since 11/30/2004. 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.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be establishing an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17938), Exploit-DB (24714), SecurityFocus (BID 11565†), OSVDB (4784†) and Secunia (SA11273†). Additional details are provided at heise.de. Similar entries are available at VDB-592, VDB-593, VDB-959 and VDB-28816. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: http-equiv
Organization: malware.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-1104 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1104
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-580
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X-Force: 17938 - Microsoft Internet Explorer A HREF status bar spoofing, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 11565 - Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Form Tags URI Obfuscation Weakness
Secunia: 11273 - Internet Explorer/Outlook Express Restricted Zone Status Bar Spoofing, Not Critical
OSVDB: 4784 - Multiple Browser Embedded Tables URL Restricted Zone Status Bar Spoofing
SecurityTracker: 1011987 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Lets Remote Users Spoof the Status Bar Address with a Table Within a Link

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

Created: 04/05/2004 11:11
Updated: 09/16/2025 14:33
Changes: 04/05/2004 11:11 (74), 04/07/2017 12:00 (4), 03/09/2021 12:55 (8), 01/19/2025 04:16 (21), 09/16/2025 14:33 (2)
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