Description
Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause the File Download dialogue box to misrepresent the name of the file in the dialogue in a way that could fool users into thinking that the file type is safe to download.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2 - File Download Security Warning Bypass EDB-641 · remote · Nov 19, 2004 · verified
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5/6.0 - Spoofable File Extensions EDB-21164 · remote · Nov 26, 2001 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20011126 File extensions spoofable in MSIE download dialog mailing-list
- ie-file-download-ext-spoof(7636) vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1014 vdb-entry signature
- 3597 vdb-entry
- MS01-058 vendor-advisory