7.4 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
0.938 High
EPSS
Percentile
99.1%
Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the “Related Topics” command in the Help ActiveX Control (hhctrl.ocx) to open a Help popup window containing the PCHealth tools.htm file in the local zone and injecting Javascript to be executed, as demonstrated using “writehta.txt” and the ADODB recordset, which saves a .HTA file to the local system, aka the “HTML Help ActiveX control Cross Domain Vulnerability.”
CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
---|---|---|---|
microsoft:internet_explorer | microsoft internet explorer | eq | 6.0 |
microsoft:windows_xp | microsoft windows xp | eq | * |
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-12/0426.html
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/972415
www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-012B.html
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-001
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18311
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1349
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1963
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2830
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3496