CVE-2003-1026

Microsoft IE - Access Control

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2003-1026. PoCs published by Andreas Sandblad.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a vulnerability in Internet Explorer's handling of the back button to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the Local Machine zone. It demonstrates the issue by creating a harmless text file on the desktop when the user clicks the back button.

Description

Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to bypass zone restrictions via a javascript protocol URL in a sub-frame, which is added to the history list and executed in the top window's zone when the history.back (back) function is called, as demonstrated by BackToFramedJpu, aka the "Travel Log Cross Domain Vulnerability."

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Andreas Sandblad · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/151

This exploit leverages a vulnerability in Internet Explorer's handling of the back button to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the Local Machine zone. It demonstrates the issue by creating a harmless text file on the desktop when the user clicks the back button.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer (pre-MS04-004)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: User interaction (clicking OK and the back button) · Internet Explorer with the vulnerability unpatched
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (14)

Core 14
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A630
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/784102
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A689
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A774
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107038202225587&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A687
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-033A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A805
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A643
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106979349517578&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13846
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A745

Scores

EPSS 0.3921
EPSS Percentile 98.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (5)
microsoft/ie 6.0 sp1
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.0
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.0.1 (4 CPE variants)
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.5 (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/internet_explorer 6.0
Published Jan 20, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026