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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2004-0841 json

Internet Explorer 6.x allows remote attackers to install arbitrary programs via mousedown events that call the Popup.show method and use dr…

published 2004-09-14 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0839

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
48.7%
EPSS 48.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Internet Explorer 6.x allows remote attackers to install arbitrary programs via mousedown events that call the Popup.show method and use drag-and-drop actions in a popup window, aka "HijackClick 3" and the "Script in Image Tag File Download Vulnerability."

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-24266)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

48.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-24266 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 - Popup.show Mouse Event Hijacking remote, 2004-07-12
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10690 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/368652 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:N/I:P/A:N

References

Sources

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