CVE-2006-4685

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Published Oct 10, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 2.6 Low EPSS 20.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

The XMLHTTP ActiveX control in Microsoft XML Parser 2.6 and XML Core Services 3.0 through 6.0 does not properly handle HTTP server-side redirects, which allows remote user-assisted attackers to access content from other domains.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_parser:2.6:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 20.7% (20.701% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/22333
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017033
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/547212
http://www.osvdb.org/29425
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20339
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3980
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-061
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A221

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Xml Core Services Xml Parser

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:23 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Oct 10, 2006, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:23 PM
Reserved: Sep 11, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:29 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 10, 2006, 10:07 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:29 PM

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