Description
Microsoft Excel allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary javascript and redirect users to arbitrary sites via an Excel spreadsheet with an embedded Shockwave Flash Player ActiveX Object, which is automatically executed when the user opens the spreadsheet.
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 Office 2003 - Embedded Shockwave Flash Object Security Bypass EDB-28087 · dos · Jun 22, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- ADV-2006-3573 vdb-entry
- TA06-318A third-party-advisory
- ADV-2006-4507 vdb-entry
- 19980 vdb-entry
- 22882 third-party-advisory
- 21865 third-party-advisory
- 20060620 Microsoft Excel File Embedded Shockwave Flash Object Exploit mailing-list
- http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5TP0M0KIUA.html
- http://hackingspirits.com/vuln-rnd/vuln-rnd.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-11.html
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:538 vdb-entry signature
- ADV-2006-3577 vdb-entry
- 18583 vdb-entry
- excel-shockwave-code-execution(27312) vdb-entry
- MS06-069 vendor-advisory
- 1016344 vdb-entry