CVE-2003-0446 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 23% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0, possibly in a component that is also used by other Microsoft products, allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary web script via an XML file that contains a parse error, which inserts the script in the resulting error message.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 23% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-07-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 - MSXML XML File Parsing Cross-Site Scripting | 2003-06-17 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-06/0120.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-June/005762.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105585986015421&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105595990924165&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105585001905002&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9055
- http://security.greymagic.com/adv/gm013-ie/
- http://www.osvdb.org/3065
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7938
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12334
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-06/0120.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-June/005762.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105585986015421&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105595990924165&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105585001905002&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9055
- http://security.greymagic.com/adv/gm013-ie/
- http://www.osvdb.org/3065
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7938
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12334
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