Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).
CVE-2004-0549 — Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerability
4 documents4 sources
Severity
10.0CRITICALNVD
EPSS
69.0%
top 1.35%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedAug 6
Latest updateApr 29
Description
The WebBrowser ActiveX control, or the Internet Explorer HTML rendering engine (MSHTML), as used in Internet Explorer 6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Local Security context by using the showModalDialog method and modifying the location to execute code such as Javascript, as demonstrated using (1) delayed HTTP redirect operations, and an HTTP response with a Location: header containing a "URL:" prepended to a "ms-its" protocol URI, or (2) modifying the location attribu…
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 10.0