Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0, possibly in a component that is also used by other Microsoft products, allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary web script via an XML file that contains a parse error, which inserts the script in the resulting error message
Published Jun 20, 2003
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 23.00%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0, possibly in a component that is also used by other Microsoft products, allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary web script via an XML file that contains a parse error, which inserts the script in the resulting error message.
Affected products
No data.
- 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:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 23.00% (0.22998) | 97.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 23.00% (0.22998) | 97.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 42.81% (0.42809) | 97.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 31.48% (0.31483) | 94.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 42.81% (0.42809) | 97.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 49.37% (0.49367) | 97.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.52% (0.05523) | 93.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.13% (0.02128) | 89.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 29, 2023 | 2.18% (0.02181) | 88.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 5, 2023 | 2.42% (0.02423) | 88.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.81% (0.01812) | 86.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 22.34% (0.22338) | 96.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 4, 2022 | 22.34% (0.22338) | 96.36th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 22.34% (0.22338) | 94.36th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-06/0120.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-June/005762.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105585986015421&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105595990924165&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105585001905002&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9055 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.greymagic.com/adv/gm013-ie/ x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/3065 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7938 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12334 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-06/0120.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-June/005762.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105585986015421&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105595990924165&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105585001905002&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/9055 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.greymagic.com/adv/gm013-ie/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/3065 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7938 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12334 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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