{
    "id": "CVE-2003-0309",
    "published": "2003-06-09 04:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:01:58",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass security zone restrictions and execute arbitrary programs via a web document with a large number of duplicate file:// or other requests that point to the program and open multiple file download dialogs, which eventually cause Internet Explorer to execute the program, as demonstrated using a large number of FRAME or IFRAME tags, aka the \"File Download Dialog Vulnerability.\"",
    "epss_score": "0.49970",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98865",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:14:14",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "internet_explorer"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "22575",
            "title": "Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 - 'file://' Request Zone Bypass",
            "date": "2003-05-09",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22575"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105249399103214&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105294081325040&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105294162726096&w=2",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/8807",
        "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/251788",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7539",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-020",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12019",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A948",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105249399103214&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105294081325040&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105294162726096&w=2",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/8807",
        "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/251788",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7539",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-020",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12019",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A948"
    ]
}