Vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services
CVE-2006-4685
The XMLHTTP ActiveX control in Microsoft XML Parser 2.6 and XML Core Services 3.0 through 6.0 does not properly handle HTTP server-side redirects, which allows remote user-assisted attackers to access content from other domains.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.6 (Low). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.207 (97.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.197 · newest: 0.207 · change: +0.010
Affected products
- Microsoft XML Core Services — versions 3.0, 4.0, 6.0
- Microsoft XML Parser — versions 2.6
References
- secunia.com/advisories/22333 (third-party-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/547212 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-061 (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:221 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20339 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded (vendor-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/29425 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3980 (vdb-entry)