CVE-2006-4704

Public Exploit

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."

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 75.02% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4704?: CVE-2006-4704 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4704?: To fix CVE-2006-4704, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-4704 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-4704 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~75% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.