Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-4685
CVE-2006-4685
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.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=3.0, <=6.0
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_parser:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_parser:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =2.6
Patches
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References
9- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/547212nvdUS Government Resource
- secunia.com/advisories/22333nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.osvdb.org/29425nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20339nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3980nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-061nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A221nvd
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