CVE-2006-4560 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in intranet sessions by bypassing DNS pinning in Internet Explorer, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious site.
- 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-2006-4560?
CVE-2006-4560 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 6 Sep 2006. 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
Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the browser's session with an arbitrary intranet web server, by hosting script on an Internet web server that can be made inaccessible by the attacker and that has a domain name under the attacker's control, which can force the browser to drop DNS pinning and perform a new DNS query for the domain name after the script is already running.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4560?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Ie.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4560?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4560 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-4560 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4560 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f53c-gmxc-3ww8.