XSS in Microsoft Ie
CVE-2006-3643
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 permits access to local "HTML-embedded resource files" in the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) library, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands, aka "MMC Redirect Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.205 (97.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.205 · newest: 0.205 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Ie — versions 6
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 5.01
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28005 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3213 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/19417 (vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html (US Government Resource, Patch, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:638 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927548 (US Government Resource, Patch, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/21401 (third-party-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-044 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-3643?
- CVE-2006-3643 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2006-08-09.
- Is CVE-2006-3643 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.