CVE-2004-0549 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code in the Local Security context via the WebBrowser ActiveX control or MSHTML engine in Internet Explorer.
- 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-2004-0549?
CVE-2004-0549 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 15 Jun 2004. 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 WebBrowser ActiveX control, or the Internet Explorer HTML rendering engine (MSHTML), as used in Internet Explorer 6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Local Security context by using the showModalDialog method and modifying the location to execute code such as Javascript, as demonstrated using (1) delayed HTTP redirect operations, and an HTTP response with a Location: header containing a "URL:" prepended to a "ms-its" protocol URI, or (2) modifying the location attribute of the window, as exploited by the Download.ject (aka Scob aka Toofer) using the ADODB.Stream object.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0549?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0549?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0549 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2004-0549 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0549 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-2hx7-84c2-vv8q.