Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 1, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-4704
CVE-2006-4704
Description
Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the WMI Object Broker (WMIScriptUtils.WMIObjectBroker2) ActiveX control (WmiScriptUtils.dll) in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 allows remote attackers to bypass Internet zone restrictions and execute arbitrary code by instantiating dangerous objects, aka "WMI Object Broker Vulnerability."
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_.net:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: = 2005
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
17- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20843nvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/22603nvdVendor Advisory
- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/927709.mspxnvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4282nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/854856nvdUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/11/01/microsoft-security-advisory-927709-posted.aspxnvd
- research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061031.htmlnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454201/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20797nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/0day_ie.pdfnvd
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-047.htmlnvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-073nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29915nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A288nvd
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