CVE-2004-1686 json
Internet Explorer 6.0 in Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to bypass the Information Bar prompt for ActiveX and Javascript via an XHTM…
published 2004-09-15 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-1680
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 10.3%
- EPSS 10.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Internet Explorer 6.0 in Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to bypass the Information Bar prompt for ActiveX and Javascript via an XHTML page that contains an Internet Explorer formatted comment between the DOCTYPE tag and the HTML tag, as demonstrated using the DesignScience MathPlayer ActiveX plugin.
Exploit prediction
10.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
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
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securityfocus.com
/bid/11200
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=109539520310153&w=2
mailing-list
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/20617
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2004-1686
- NVD CVE-2004-1686
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