7.5 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.9 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.092 Low
EPSS
Percentile
94.7%
The showHelp() function in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 supports certain types of pluggable protocols that allow remote attackers to bypass the cross-domain security model and execute arbitrary code, aka “Improper Cross Domain Security Validation with ShowHelp functionality.”
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0083.html
www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-038.shtml
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www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/400577
www.securityfocus.com/bid/6780
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-004
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A57