CVE-2006-4704
Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the WMI Object Broker (WMIScriptUtils.WMIObjectBroker2) ActiveX control (WmiScriptUtils.dll) in…
- 6.8MediumCVSS base score
- 45.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.2% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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."
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and an Exploit-DB entry for it.
Show the exploits2
Metasploit modules1 module
- MS06-014 Microsoft Internet Explorer COM CreateObject Code Execution (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/browser/ie_createobjectRank excellentdisclosed 11 Apr 2006
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Microsoft Internet Explorer - COM CreateObject Code Execution (MS06-014/MS06-073) (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16561remote, windowspublished 20 Sept 2010Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By microsoft
- 51 days later
· 51 days later
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 45.6% · top 1.2% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References17
- 20843 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20061212 ZDI-06-047: Microsoft Visual Studio WmiScriptUtils.dll Cross-Zone Scripting Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061031.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- MS06-073 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 927709 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSKBx_transferred
- 20797 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- TA06-346A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 22603 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2006-4282 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:288 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- SSRT061288 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 1017142 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- VU#854856 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/0day_ie.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-047.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ie-wscriptshell-command-execution(29915) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/11/01/microsoft-security-advisory-927709-posted.aspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-4691 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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