MEDIUM
Internet Explorer in Windows XP SP2, and other versions including 5.01 and 5.5, allows remote attackers to install arbitrary programs via a web page that uses certain styles and the AnchorClick behavior, popup windows, and drag-and-drop capabilities to drop the program in the local startup folder, as demonstrated by "wottapoop.html"
Published Sep 14, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 33.99%
Description
Internet Explorer in Windows XP SP2, and other versions including 5.01 and 5.5, allows remote attackers to install arbitrary programs via a web page that uses certain styles and the AnchorClick behavior, popup windows, and drag-and-drop capabilities to drop the program in the local startup folder, as demonstrated by "wottapoop.html".
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- n/a
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.1
- 5.5
- 5.5
- 5.5
- 6.0
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 2
OR
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- 1.1
- 2.0
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- enterprise
- enterprise_64-bit
- r2
- r2
- standard
- web
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
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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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
33.99% 0.33989
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.33989
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 (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 33.99% (0.33989) | 98.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 33.99% (0.33989) | 98.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 20, 2026 | 45.91% (0.45909) | 97.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 42.01% (0.42009) | 97.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 38.83% (0.38826) | 97.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 42.01% (0.42009) | 97.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 38.83% (0.38826) | 97.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 42.01% (0.42009) | 97.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 45.43% (0.45432) | 97.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 38.83% (0.38826) | 96.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 37.35% (0.37353) | 95.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 38.83% (0.38826) | 96.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 45.37% (0.45366) | 97.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 69.89% (0.69886) | 98.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 72.96% (0.72958) | 98.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 89.70% (0.89705) | 98.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 84.58% (0.84575) | 98.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 22, 2023 | 79.98% (0.79982) | 97.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 80.64% (0.80641) | 97.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 23.04% (0.23038) | 96.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 23.04% (0.23038) | 96.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 23.04% (0.23038) | 94.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (14)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109303291513335&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109336221826652&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2004/Aug/0868.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/526089 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10973 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-038 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17044 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1563 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2073 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3773 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4152 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6272 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7721 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 14, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Sep 8, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0839
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a