Title: Microsoft Taskpads Scripting Vulnerability
Severity: HIGH
Description:
The windows 98 and BackOffice REsouce Kits came with a new feature called Taskpads, which allows Windows administrative tasks to be run through a web page. Due to unsafe components in the scripting package, a malicious web site operator could run executables on the local machine.
Affected Products:
- Microsoft BackOffice 4.0.0
- Microsoft BackOffice 4.5.0
- Microsoft BackOffice Resource Kit 0.0.0SE
References:
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