Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 HTML Link Table authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component HTML Link Table Handler. The manipulation leads to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-1104. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component HTML Link Table Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was shared 10/28/2004 by Benjamin Tobias Franz as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1104 since 11/30/2004. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at securitytracker.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1106 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17938), Exploit-DB (24714), SecurityFocus (BID 11561†), OSVDB (4784†) and Secunia (SA13015†). securityfocus.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-580 and VDB-28816 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com

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03/22/2001 🔍
04/01/2004 +1106 days 🔍
10/28/2004 +209 days 🔍
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11/01/2004 +4 days 🔍
11/30/2004 +29 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +31 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Benjamin Tobias Franz
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-1104 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1104
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-959
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X-Force: 17938 - Microsoft Internet Explorer A HREF status bar spoofing, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 11561 - Microsoft Internet Explorer TABLE Status Bar URI Obfuscation Weakness
Secunia: 13015 - 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: 11/01/2004 12:03
Updated: 09/17/2025 14:25
Changes: 11/01/2004 12:03 (62), 04/07/2017 12:00 (20), 03/10/2021 09:55 (4), 01/19/2025 04:16 (17), 09/17/2025 14:25 (1)
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