Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio .Net
CVE-2006-4704
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."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.459 (98.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.437 · newest: 0.459 · change: +0.022
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio .Net — versions 2005
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20843 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454201/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061031.html
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-073 (vendor-advisory)
- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/927709.mspx (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20797 (vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/22603 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4282 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:288 (signature, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-4704?
- CVE-2006-4704 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio .Net. Published 2006-11-01.
- Is CVE-2006-4704 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.