# CVE-2005-1989: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can obtain information and potentially execute code when users browse from a website to a WebDAV folder view in Internet Explorer.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Aug 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hgw2-x8p8-3f23

## What is CVE-2005-1989?

CVE-2005-1989 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 10 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

Unknown vulnerability in Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to obtain information and possibly execute code when browsing from a web site to a web folder view using WebDAV, aka "Web Folder Behaviors Cross-Domain Vulnerability".

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1989?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-1989?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1989 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-1989 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1989 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Microsoft Internet Explorer - 'blnmgr.dll' COM Object Remote (MS05-038) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie

- [CVE-2007-0217](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0217/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-0219](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0219/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-1186](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1186/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0985](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0985/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0216](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0216/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-1989 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-1989 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 10 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1989 exists.

Affected product: Microsoft Ie. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1989/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1989/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1989
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1989
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-1989

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