CVE-2004-2291 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code in Internet Explorer by tricking users into visiting a malicious page with embedded scripts.
- 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-2004-2291?
CVE-2004-2291 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 4 Aug 2005. 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
Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an embedded script that uses Shell Helper objects and a shortcut (link) to execute the target script.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2291?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2291?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2291 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-2004-2291 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2291 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vmrh-3f5r-7p82.