Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to bypass zone restrictions to inject and execute arbitrary programs by creating a popup window and inserting ActiveX object code with a "data" tag pointing to the malicious code, which Internet Explorer treats as HTML or Javascript, but later executes as an HTA application, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0532, and as exploited using the QHosts Trojan horse (aka Trojan.Qhosts, QHosts-1, VBS.QHOSTS, or aolfix.exe)
Published Oct 7, 2003
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 37.56%
Description
Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to bypass zone restrictions to inject and execute arbitrary programs by creating a popup window and inserting ActiveX object code with a "data" tag pointing to the malicious code, which Internet Explorer treats as HTML or Javascript, but later executes as an HTA application, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0532, and as exploited using the QHosts Trojan horse (aka Trojan.Qhosts, QHosts-1, VBS.QHOSTS, or aolfix.exe).
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:P/A:P
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 | 37.56% (0.37556) | 98.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 37.56% (0.37556) | 98.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 35.29% (0.35286) | 98.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 67.06% (0.67063) | 98.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 11, 2025 | 68.34% (0.68345) | 98.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 72.94% (0.72944) | 98.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 74.06% (0.74065) | 98.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 77.66% (0.77657) | 98.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 95.04% (0.95041) | 99.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 22, 2023 | 95.04% (0.95041) | 99.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 14, 2023 | 94.80% (0.94803) | 98.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.76% (0.96758) | 99.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 44.55% (0.44552) | 98.36th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 44.55% (0.44552) | 97.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/009639.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106304733121753&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106304876523459&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=106302799428500&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
- http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.qhosts.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0310&L=ntbugtraq&F=P&S=&P=2169 mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
- http://www.osvdb.org/7872 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8556 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-040 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13314 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A204 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.