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CWE-618

Exposed Unsafe ActiveX Method
2007-05-07
00h00 +00:00
Incomplete
2026-10-28
00h00 +00:00
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이름: Exposed Unsafe ActiveX Method

An ActiveX control is intended for use in a web browser, but it exposes dangerous methods that perform actions that are outside of the browser's security model (e.g. the zone or domain).

일반 정보

취약점 도입 방식

Architecture and Design
Implementation

적용 가능한 플랫폼

언어

클래스: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)

기술

클래스: Web Based (Undetermined)

일반적인 결과

범위 영향 가능성
OtherVaries by Context

참고: If there is no integrity checking or origin validation, this method could be invoked by attackers. Since ActiveX controls can exercise far greater control over the operating system than typical Java or javascript, exposed methods can be subject to various vulnerabilities. Consequences depend on the implemented behaviors of those methods, and whether input validation is performed on the provided arguments.

관찰된 예시

참고 자료 설명

CVE-2007-1120

download a file to arbitrary folders.

CVE-2006-6838

control downloads and executes a url in a parameter

CVE-2007-0321

resultant buffer overflow

잠재적 완화 방법

Phases : Implementation
If you must expose a method, make sure to perform input validation on all arguments, and protect against all possible vulnerabilities.
Phases : Architecture and Design
Use code signing, although this does not protect against any weaknesses that are already in the control.
Phases : Architecture and Design // System Configuration
Where possible, avoid marking the control as safe for scripting.

탐지 방법

Automated Static Analysis

Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect "sources" (origins of input) with "sinks" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.)
효과성 : High

취약점 매핑 메모

근거 : This CWE entry is at the Variant level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities.
댓글 : Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction.

참고 자료

REF-503

Developing Secure ActiveX Controls
Microsoft.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions//ms533046(v=vs.85)?redirectedfrom=MSDN

REF-62

The Art of Software Security Assessment
Mark Dowd, John McDonald, Justin Schuh.

제출

이름 조직 날짜 출시일 Version
CWE Content Team MITRE 2007-05-07 +00:00 2007-05-07 +00:00 Draft 6

수정 사항

이름 조직 날짜 댓글
Eric Dalci Cigital 2008-07-01 +00:00 updated Time_of_Introduction
CWE Content Team MITRE 2008-09-08 +00:00 updated Relationships, Observed_Example, Other_Notes, Weakness_Ordinalities
CWE Content Team MITRE 2008-10-14 +00:00 updated Description
CWE Content Team MITRE 2008-11-24 +00:00 updated Relationships, Type
CWE Content Team MITRE 2009-10-29 +00:00 updated Description, Other_Notes
CWE Content Team MITRE 2011-06-01 +00:00 updated Common_Consequences
CWE Content Team MITRE 2012-05-11 +00:00 updated References, Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2012-10-30 +00:00 updated Potential_Mitigations
CWE Content Team MITRE 2014-07-30 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2017-11-08 +00:00 updated References, Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-04-27 +00:00 updated Detection_Factors, References, Relationships, Type
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-06-29 +00:00 updated Mapping_Notes
CWE Content Team MITRE 2025-12-11 +00:00 updated Applicable_Platforms
CWE Content Team MITRE 2026-10-28 +00:00 updated Common_Consequences, Description