CVE-2004-0549
EXPLOITEDInternet Explorer 6 - RCE
Title source: llmDescription
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.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Ferruh Mavituna · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/316
References (16)
Scores
EPSS
0.6905
EPSS Percentile
98.6%
Details
VulnCheck KEV
2004-07-30
Status
published
Products (4)
microsoft/internet_explorer
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.01
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.5
microsoft/internet_explorer
6.0
Published
Aug 06, 2004
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026