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CVE-2004-0549

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 61.06% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2004-08-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0. It affects Java. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 61.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2004-0549
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
61.06%
Java

Original NVD Description

The WebBrowser ActiveX control, or the Internet Explorer HTML rendering engine (MSHTML), as used in Internet Explorer 6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Local Security context by using the showModalDialog method and modifying the location to execute code such as Javascript, as demonstrated using (1) delayed HTTP redirect operations, and an HTTP response with a Location: header containing a "URL:" prepended to a "ms-its" protocol URI, or (2) modifying the location attribute of the window, as exploited by the Download.ject (aka Scob aka Toofer) using the ADODB.Stream object.