CVE-2003-0446 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

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.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Internet Explorer

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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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

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

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

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

Link: CVE-2003-0446

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2003-0446

Redhat

No data.

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