CVE-2003-0116 json
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 does not properly check the Cascading Style Sheet input parameter for Modal dialogs, which al…
published 2003-04-26 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-0112
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 25.2%
- EPSS 25.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 does not properly check the Cascading Style Sheet input parameter for Modal dialogs, which allows remote attackers to read files on the local system via a web page containing script that creates a dialog and then accesses the target files, aka "Modal Dialog script execution."
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/6306 advisory
Exploit prediction
25.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6306 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/6306
vdb-entry, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-015
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/301945
mailing-list
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/244729
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2003-0116
- NVD CVE-2003-0116
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