CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1173

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to bypass the popup blocker via the document object model (DOM) methods in the DHTML Editing Component (DEC) and Javascript that calls showModalDialog.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves the ability to display unwanted popups, which may lead to social engineering attacks or user distraction.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade the browser to a newer version or apply additional security measures, such as blocking scripts from unknown sources.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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