CVE-2004-0526 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 17.2% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Unknown versions of Internet Explorer and Outlook allow remote attackers to spoof a legitimate URL in the status bar via A HREF tags with modified "alt" values that point to the legitimate site, combined with an image map whose href points to the malicious site, which facilitates a "phishing" attack.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 17.25% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-08-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | ie |
| microsoft | internet explorer |
| microsoft | outlook |
| microsoft | outlook express |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 4/5/6 - Embedded Image URI Obfuscation | 2004-05-10 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-05/0161.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108422905510713&w=2
- http://www.kurczaba.com/securityadvisories/0405132poc.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10308
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16102
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-05/0161.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108422905510713&w=2
- http://www.kurczaba.com/securityadvisories/0405132poc.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10308
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16102
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