Description
The window.showHelp() method in Internet Explorer 5.x does not restrict HTML help files (.chm) to be executed from the local host, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Microsoft Networking.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- network
- Access Cmplx
- high
- Auth
- none
- Confidentiality
- partial
- Integrity
- partial
- Availability
- partial
- Weaknesses
- NVD-CWE-Other
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- MICROSOFT
- Published
- 3/1/2000
- Last Modified
- 4/3/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
microsoft : internet_explorermicrosoft : internet_explorer
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