CVE-2003-0809
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—💥 Exploit
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 does not properly handle object tags returned from a Web server during XML data binding, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML e-mail message or web page.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Base score: 7.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 27%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 98
- Score date: 10/9/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
💥 Public exploits
Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.
- Published on Exploit-DB · Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 - XML Page Object Type Validation (MS03-040) (9/8/2003)
Affected technologies (2)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-Other
References
- http://www.osvdb.org/7887
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8565
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-040
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13300
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A123
- http://www.osvdb.org/7887
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8565
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-040
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13300
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A123
Raw JSON (NVD)
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