Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-2291 - Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft IE and Internet Explorer

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
microsoft
exploit available

Summary

Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an embedded script that uses Shell Helper objects and a shortcut (link) to execute the target script.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Microsoft
6

Exploit-Db

descriptionMS Internet Explorer Remote Application.Shell Exploit. CVE-2004-2291. Remote exploit for windows platform
idEDB-ID:310
last seen2016-01-31
modified2004-07-09
published2004-07-09
reporterJelmer
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/310/
titleMicrosoft Internet Explorer Remote Application.Shell Exploit