PT-2004-3114 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2004-12-31 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2004-2219

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.6

Low

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6

Description The issue allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar, which can facilitate phishing attacks. This is achieved through the use of Javascript that utilizes an invalid URI, modifies the Location field, and then uses history.back() to navigate to the previous domain.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6, consider disabling Javascript as a temporary workaround to minimize the risk of exploitation. Restrict access to potentially malicious websites to reduce the likelihood of phishing attacks.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-2219

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 7

• 🔥 http://secunia.com/advisories/12304 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-08/0215.html · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securitytracker.com/id?1010957 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2219 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17007 · Note
• http://umbrella.name/originalvuln/msie/NullyFake/nullyfake-content.txt · Note
• http://osvdb.org/8978 · Note