Description
The Web Folder component for Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 writes an error message to a known location in the temporary folder, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting it into the error message, then referring to the error message file via a mhtml: URL.
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 1
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5/6 - MHTML URL Handler File Rendering EDB-21711 · remote · Aug 15, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- MS03-014 vendor-advisory
- 20020815 SILLY BEHAVIOR : Internet Explorer 5.5 - 6.0 mailing-list
- 20020815 SILLY BEHAVIOR : Internet Explorer 5.5 - 6.0 mailing-list
- ie-webfolder-script-injection(9881) vdb-entry
- 5473 vdb-entry
- 20020815 SILLY BEHAVIOR : Internet Explorer 5.5 - 6.0 mailing-list