CVE-2004-0549 describes a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, specifically within its WebBrowser ActiveX control or MSHTML rendering engine. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Local Security Zone context, primarily through manipulating the showModalDialog method and modifying the location attribute to inject malicious JavaScript. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a severe risk with network-based attacks requiring low complexity and leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit intelligence shows an ExploitDB entry for remote Wscript.Shell execution, and its EPSS score is high, suggesting a significant likelihood of exploitation despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.