CVE-2003-0809 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 27.3% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 does not properly handle object tags returned from a Web server during XML data binding, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML e-mail message or web page.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 27.28% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-11-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | ie |
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 - XML Page Object Type Validation (MS03-040) | 2003-09-08 |
References
- http://www.osvdb.org/7887
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8565
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-040
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13300
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A123
- http://www.osvdb.org/7887
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8565
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-040
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13300
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A123
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