Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 executes web script from URIs of arbitrary scheme names ending with the "script" character sequence, using the (1) vbscript: handler for scheme names with 7 through 9 characters, and the (2) javascript: handler for scheme names with 10 or more characters, which might allow remote attackers to bypass certain XSS protection schemes
Published Jul 5, 2007
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.87%
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 executes web script from URIs of arbitrary scheme names ending with the "script" character sequence, using the (1) vbscript: handler for scheme names with 7 through 9 characters, and the (2) javascript: handler for scheme names with 10 or more characters, which might allow remote attackers to bypass certain XSS protection schemes. NOTE: other researchers dispute the significance of this issue, stating "this only works when typed in the address bar.
Affected products
No data.
- 6
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 (25 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.87% (0.12870) | 96.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.87% (0.12870) | 95.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 27.56% (0.27555) | 96.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | 21.95% (0.21949) | 95.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 17.40% (0.17398) | 94.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 10, 2025 | 90.97% (0.90973) | 99.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 92.04% (0.92036) | 99.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 8, 2024 | 93.20% (0.93201) | 99.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 15, 2024 | 91.07% (0.91072) | 98.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2024 | 92.51% (0.92507) | 98.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 89.99% (0.89992) | 98.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 22, 2024 | 89.98% (0.89985) | 98.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 15, 2024 | 73.94% (0.73944) | 97.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 7, 2023 | 38.75% (0.38751) | 96.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 20.44% (0.20444) | 95.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 26.35% (0.26345) | 96.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 20.38% (0.20380) | 95.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 17, 2023 | 7.54% (0.07541) | 93.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 11, 2023 | 2.03% (0.02033) | 87.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2023 | 2.16% (0.02159) | 87.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 1.53% (0.01534) | 85.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.46% (0.01460) | 84.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 95.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 95.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 90.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://groups.google.com/group/php-ids/browse_thread/thread/3ec15f69d6b3dba0 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://ha.ckers.org/blog/20070702/ie60-protocol-guessing/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://osvdb.org/45813 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://sla.ckers.org/forum/read.php?2%2C13209%2C13218 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.0x000000.com/?i=375 x_refsource_MISCExploit
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://groups.google.com/group/php-ids/browse_thread/thread/3ec15f69d6b3dba0 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://ha.ckers.org/blog/20070702/ie60-protocol-guessing/ | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://osvdb.org/45813 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://sla.ckers.org/forum/read.php?2%2C13209%2C13218 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.0x000000.com/?i=375 | x_refsource_MISCExploit |
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