Microsoft Windows Script Host GetObject() File Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:1718

Info

Microsoft Windows Script Host GetObject() File Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 1718
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Sep 26 2000 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 26 2000 12:00AM
Credit: Posted to Bugtraq on September 26, 2000 by Georgi Guninski <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Microsoft Windows Scripting Host 5.5
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Windows Scripting Host 5.1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Windows Script Host GetObject() File Disclosure Vulnerability

Georgi Guninski <[email protected]> has created a demonstration page located at the following site:

http://www.guninski.com/getobject1.html

Markus Kern <[email protected]> has supplied htmlfile_FWE-exploit.htm proof of concept, which affects systems that are patched for this issue:
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