# CVE-2006-4704: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass Internet zone restrictions and execute arbitrary code via a vulnerable ActiveX control in Visual Studio 2005.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/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:** 1 Nov 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c2c7-569v-pv4f

## What is CVE-2006-4704?

CVE-2006-4704 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Nov 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

Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the WMI Object Broker (WMIScriptUtils.WMIObjectBroker2) ActiveX control (WmiScriptUtils.dll) in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 allows remote attackers to bypass Internet zone restrictions and execute arbitrary code by instantiating dangerous objects, aka "WMI Object Broker Vulnerability."

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4704?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Visual Studio .Net.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-4704?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4704 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-4704 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-4704 exists.

Public exploit code:

- MS06-014 Microsoft Internet Explorer COM CreateObject Code Execution (metasploit)
- Microsoft Internet Explorer - COM CreateObject Code Execution (MS06-014/MS06-073) (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-1512](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1512/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-0025](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0025/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2006-0187](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0187/): Code injection in n/a (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-4704 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-4704 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Nov 2006. 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-2006-4704 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2006-4704/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4704/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4704
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4704
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-4704

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