CVE-2003-1026 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 39.2% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to bypass zone restrictions via a javascript protocol URL in a sub-frame, which is added to the history list and executed in the top window's zone when the history.back (back) function is called, as demonstrated by BackToFramedJpu, aka the "Travel Log Cross Domain Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 39.21% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-01-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | ie |
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer - URL Injection in History List (MS04-004) | 2004-02-04 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106979349517578&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107038202225587&w=2
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/784102
- http://www.safecenter.net/UMBRELLAWEBV4/BackToFramedJpu
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-033A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-004
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13846
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A630
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A643
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A687
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A689
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A745
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A774
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A805
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106979349517578&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107038202225587&w=2
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/784102
- http://www.safecenter.net/UMBRELLAWEBV4/BackToFramedJpu
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-033A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-004
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