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Unsafe ActiveX Control Marked Safe For Scripting

CWE-623 · Variant · Draft

An ActiveX control is intended for restricted use, but it has been marked as safe-for-scripting.

Extended description

This might allow attackers to use dangerous functionality via a web page that accesses the control, which can lead to different resultant vulnerabilities, depending on the control's behavior.

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Parent of this (broader)
ChildOfCWE-267 · Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions
Related
PeerOfCWE-618 · Exposed Unsafe ActiveX Method
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CVEs With This Weakness

3
CVEs tagged with this weakness.
CVECVE-2018-17925
CVECVE-2014-2368
CVECVE-2011-10028
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