CVE-2004-0549

Description

The WebBrowser ActiveX control, or the Internet Explorer HTML rendering engine (MSHTML), as used in Internet Explorer 6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Local Security context by using the showModalDialog method and modifying the location to execute code such as Javascript, as demonstrated using (1) delayed HTTP redirect operations, and an HTTP response with a Location: header containing a "URL:" prepended to a "ms-its" protocol URI, or (2) modifying the location attribute of the window, as exploited by the Download.ject (aka Scob aka Toofer) using the ADODB.Stream object.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 71.70% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-184A.html	third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A207	vdb entry signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16348	vdb entry
http://62.131.86.111/analysis.htm
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-163A.html	us government resource third party advisory patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1133	vdb entry signature
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/713878	third party advisory us government resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108786396622284&w=2	mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0031.html	mailing list
http://umbrella.name/originalvuln/msie/InsiderPrototype/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-025	vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-212A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108852642021426&w=2	mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0104.html	mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A519	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A241	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0549?: CVE-2004-0549 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0549?: To fix CVE-2004-0549, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0549 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0549 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~72% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.