{"uuid": "df5be5d2-a919-4def-8fe5-1ce27bbcd3ac", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2017-0199", "type": "seen", "source": "https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/office_word_hta.rb", "content": "{\"aliases\": [], \"arch\": \"\", \"author\": [\"Haifei Li\", \"ryHanson\", \"wdormann\", \"DidierStevens\", \"vysec\", \"Nixawk\", \"sinn3r \"], \"autofilter_ports\": [], \"autofilter_services\": [], \"check\": false, \"default_credential\": false, \"description\": \"This module creates a malicious RTF file that when opened in\\n          vulnerable versions of Microsoft Word will lead to code execution.\\n          The flaw exists in how a olelink object can make a http(s) request,\\n          and execute hta code in response.\\n\\n          This bug was originally seen being exploited in the wild starting\\n          in Oct 2016. This module was created by reversing a public\\n          malware sample.\", \"disclosure_date\": \"2017-04-14\", \"fullname\": \"exploit/windows/fileformat/office_word_hta\", \"is_install_path\": true, \"mod_time\": \"2026-03-11 21:31:08 +0000\", \"name\": \"Microsoft Office Word Malicious Hta Execution\", \"needs_cleanup\": null, \"notes\": {\"Reliability\": [\"unknown-reliability\"], \"SideEffects\": [\"unknown-side-effects\"], \"Stability\": [\"unknown-stability\"]}, \"path\": \"/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/office_word_hta.rb\", \"platform\": \"Windows\", \"post_auth\": false, \"rank\": 600, \"ref_name\": \"windows/fileformat/office_word_hta\", \"references\": [\"CVE-2017-0199\", \"URL-https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/critical-office-zero-day-attacks-detected-wild/\", \"URL-https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/04/acknowledgement_ofa.html\", \"URL-https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2017/04/10/ms-office-zero-day/\", \"URL-https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/04/cve-2017-0199-hta-handler.html\", \"URL-https://www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2017/cpai-2017-0251.html\", \"URL-https://github.com/nccgroup/Cyber-Defence/blob/master/Technical%20Notes/Office%20zero-day%20(April%202017)/2017-04%20Office%20OLE2Link%20zero-day%20v0.4.pdf\", \"URL-https://blog.nviso.be/2017/04/12/analysis-of-a-cve-2017-0199-malicious-rtf-document/\", \"URL-https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/ae48d23e39bf4619881b5c4dd2712b8fabd4f8bd6beb0ae167647995ba68100e?environmentId=100\", \"URL-https://www.mdsec.co.uk/2017/04/exploiting-cve-2017-0199-hta-handler-vulnerability/\", \"URL-https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=10725\", \"URL-https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd942294.aspx\", \"URL-https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-cfb/53989ce4-7b05-4f8d-829b-d08d6148375b\", \"URL-https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0199\"], \"rport\": null, \"session_types\": false, \"targets\": [\"Microsoft Office Word\"], \"type\": \"exploit\"}", "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-08T06:51:30.157703Z"}