CVE-2006-3643 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01 and 6 on Windows 2000 SP4. This flaw allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands by exploiting the browser's ability to access local HTML-embedded resource files within the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) library. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.0, indicating a medium severity, with an attack vector over the network, medium complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its age and the potential for remote code execution, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_server_2003_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.