CVE-2000-0400 File upload in n/a
An attacker can force the download of arbitrary file types via a malicious email or news post, potentially leading to code execution on the victim's system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0400?
CVE-2000-0400 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 15 Jun 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Microsoft Active Movie ActiveX Control in Internet Explorer 5 does not restrict which file types can be downloaded, which allows an attacker to download any type of file to a user's system by encoding it within an email message or news post.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0400?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0400?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0400 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2000-0400 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0400 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wq95-mwj7-34mh.