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CVE-2006-3014
Microsoft Excel allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary javascript and redirect users to arbitrary sites via an Excel…
Medium5.1EPSS 30.1%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 30.1% · top 1.8% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (16)
- ADV-2006-3573 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- TA06-318A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- ADV-2006-4507 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 19980 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 22882 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 21865 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20060620 Microsoft Excel File Embedded Shockwave Flash Object Exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5TP0M0KIUA.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://hackingspirits.com/vuln-rnd/vuln-rnd.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-11.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:538 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- ADV-2006-3577 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 18583 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- excel-shockwave-code-execution(27312) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- MS06-069 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 1016344 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_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)
- 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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