module

MS06-014 Microsoft Internet Explorer COM CreateObject Code Execution

Disclosed
Apr 11, 2006
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a generic code execution vulnerability in Internet
Explorer by abusing vulnerable ActiveX objects.

Platform

Windows

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':


msf > use exploit/windows/browser/ie_createobject
msf exploit(ie_createobject) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(ie_createobject) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(ie_createobject) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(ie_createobject) > exploit

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