Description
The showHelp() function in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 supports certain types of pluggable protocols that allow remote attackers to bypass the cross-domain security model and execute arbitrary code, aka "Improper Cross Domain Security Validation with ShowHelp functionality."
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Andreas Sandblad · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22226
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A57
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory
government-resource
x_refsource_ciac
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-038.shtml
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6780
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/400577
Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0083.html
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11259.php
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-004
Scores
EPSS
0.4356
EPSS Percentile
97.5%
Details
Status
published
Products (4)
microsoft/ie
6.0 sp1
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.0.1 (4 CPE variants)
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.5 (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/internet_explorer
6.0
Published
Feb 19, 2003
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026