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."
Published Apr 26, 2003
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 25.25%
Description
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."
Affected products
No data.
- 6.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.1
- 5.5
- 5.5
- 5.5
- 6.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 25.25% (0.25248) | 97.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 25.25% (0.25248) | 97.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 8, 2026 | 27.63% (0.27633) | 96.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 25.47% (0.25468) | 95.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 33.16% (0.33163) | 95.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 25.47% (0.25468) | 95.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.23% (0.02233) | 89.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.83% (0.00835) | 82.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 22, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00661) | 79.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 5, 2023 | 0.82% (0.00822) | 79.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.98% (0.00980) | 81.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 28.01% (0.28009) | 97.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 28.01% (0.28009) | 95.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/244729 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/301945 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6306 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-015 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/244729 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/301945 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6306 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-015 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS |
Change history (0)
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