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.

Key data

EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score: 0.61057 (61.1% probability)
Percentile: 99.2%
Scores of: Nov 10, 2026
Model: v2026.06.15

References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

TA04-184A (us-cert.gov)third-party-advisory
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:207 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
ie-location-restriction-bypass(16348) (exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com)vdb-entry
62.131.86.111/analysis.htm
TA04-163A (us-cert.gov)third-party-advisory
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1133 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
VU#713878 (kb.cert.org)third-party-advisory
20040621 IE/0DAY -> Insider Prototype (marc.info)mailing-list
20040602 180 Solutions Exploits and Toolbars Hacking Patched Users(I.E Exploits) (archives.neohapsis.com)mailing-list
umbrella.name/originalvuln/msie/InsiderPrototype
MS04-025 (docs.microsoft.com)vendor-advisory
TA04-212A (us-cert.gov)third-party-advisory
20040628 JS.Scob.Trojan Source Code ... (marc.info)mailing-list
20040606 Internet explorer 6 execution of arbitrary code (An analysis of the 180 Solutions Trojan) (archives.neohapsis.com)mailing-list
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:519 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:241 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature

Timeline

ID reservedJun 11, 2004
Record publishedJun 15, 2004
Record last updatedAug 8, 2024

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