6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-4704
Microsoft Visual Studio WMI Object Broker Cross-Zone Scripting Vulnerability
Description

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."

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 1, 2006, 3:07 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-4704 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft visual_studio_.net
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-4704.

URL Resource
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/11/01/microsoft-security-advisory-927709-posted.aspx
http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061031.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22603 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017142
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/854856 US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/927709.mspx Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454201/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20797
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20843 Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/0day_ie.pdf
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4282 Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-047.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-073
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29915
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A288
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/11/01/microsoft-security-advisory-927709-posted.aspx
http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061031.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22603 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017142
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/854856 US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/927709.mspx Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454201/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20797
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20843 Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/0day_ie.pdf
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4282 Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-047.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-073
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29915
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A288

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-4704 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-4704 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/454201/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454201/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-073.mspx [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-073 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:288 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A288 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/29915 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29915 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 01, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-4704 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-4704 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

96.66 }} 0.23%

score

0.99680

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability