Description
Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via drag and drop events, aka the "Drag-and-Drop Vulnerability."
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 Internet Explorer 5.x - Valid File Drag and Drop Embedded Code (MS04-038) EDB-24693 · remote · Oct 20, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- MS05-008 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4726 vdb-entry signature
- MS05-014 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4864 vdb-entry signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1334 vdb-entry signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2046 vdb-entry signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2953 vdb-entry signature
- TA05-039A third-party-advisory
- VU#698835 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1015 vdb-entry signature
- 11466 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3006 vdb-entry signature
- ie-dragdrop-gain-privileges(19117) vdb-entry