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CVE-2004-1173
Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to bypass the popup blocker via the document object model (DOM) methods in the DHTML Dynamic…
High7.5EPSS 11.7%
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- mitre
Description
Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to bypass the popup blocker via the document object model (DOM) methods in the DHTML Dynamic HTML (DHTML) Editing Component (DEC) and Javascript that calls showModalDialog.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.7% · top 3.9% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- ie-popup-blocking-bypass(18444) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20041210 HOW TO BREAK XP SP2 POPUP BLOCKER: kick it in the nut ! (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20041210 HOW TO BREAK XP SP2 POPUP BLOCKER: kick it in the nut ! (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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