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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.1

CVE-2006-3014 json

Microsoft Excel allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary javascript and redirect users to arbitrary sites via an Excel spreadshe…

published 2006-06-22 20 y ago modified 2026-09-23 47 d ago also EUVD-2006-3011

cvss
5.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
30.1%
EPSS 30.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Microsoft Excel allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary javascript and redirect users to arbitrary sites via an Excel spreadsheet with an embedded Shockwave Flash Player ActiveX Object, which is automatically executed when the user opens the spreadsheet.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-28087)

Exploit prediction

30.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-28087 Microsoft Office 2003 - Embedded Shockwave Flash Object Security Bypass dos, 2006-06-22
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-06/0414.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • hackingspirits.com http://hackingspirits.com/vuln-rnd/vuln-rnd.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18583 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.1 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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