CVE-2003-1328

Current 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."

Basic Data

Published	February 19, 2003
Last Modified	October 12, 2018
Assigner	cve@mitre.org
Data Type	CVE
Data Format	MITRE
Data Version	4.0
Problem Type	NVD-CWE-Other
CVE Data Version	4.0

Base Metric V2

CVSS 2 - Version	2.0
CVSS 2 - Vector String	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS 2 - Access Vector	NETWORK
CVSS 2 - Access Complexity	LOW
CVSS 2 - Authentication	NONE
CVSS 2 - Confidentiality Impact	PARTIAL
CVSS 2 - Availability Impact	PARTIAL
CVSS 2 - Base Score	7.5
Severity	HIGH
Exploitability Score	10.0
Impact Score	6.4
Obtain All Privilege	false
Obtain User Privilege	false
Obtain Other Privilege	true

Base Metric V3

No data provided.

Configurations

OR - Configuration 1

Cpe Version	Part	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	SW Edition	Target SW	Target HW	Other
2.3	Application	Microsoft	Ie	5.0.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Microsoft	Ie	5.0.1	sp1	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Microsoft	Ie	5.0.1	sp2	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Microsoft	Ie	5.0.1	sp3	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Microsoft	Ie	5.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Microsoft	Ie	5.5	sp1	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Microsoft	Ie	5.5	sp2	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Microsoft	Ie	6.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Microsoft	Ie	6.0	sp1	*	*	*	*	*	*

Vulnerable Software List

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Ie	5.0.1, 5.5, 6.0

References

Name	Source	URL	Tags
20030206 showHelp("file:") disables security in IE - Sandblad advisory #11	http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0083.html	BUGTRAQ
N-038	http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-038.shtml	CIAC
ie-showhelp-zone-bypass(11259)	http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11259.php	XF	Vendor Advisory
VU#400577	http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/400577	CERT-VN	US Government Resource
6780	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6780	BID
MS03-004	https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-004	MS
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:57	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A57	OVAL