CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1104

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2 allows remote attackers to spoof a legitimate URL in the status bar. The attack uses a BASE element pointing to a legitimate site, an empty href attribute in an anchor element, and a form with an action pointing to a malicious URL, enabling phishing attacks.

Risk Assessment

The organization is at risk of phishing attacks where users may be tricked into entering sensitive data on a fake site, believing they are on a trusted website.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade Internet Explorer to a newer, secure version or use an alternative browser not vulnerable to this attack.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2 allows remote attackers to spoof a legitimate URL in the status bar and conduct a phishing attack via a web page that contains a BASE element that points to the legitimate site, followed by an anchor (a) element with an empty "href" attribute, and a FORM whose action points to a malicious URL, and an INPUT submit element that is modified to look like a legitimate URL.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS