CVE-2003-0446 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2003-06-20

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 42.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.42332.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-06-20T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:50:48.145Z

Reserved: 2003-06-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0446

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-07-24T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0446

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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