CVE-2003-0116 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can read local files via crafted web pages exploiting Internet Explorer's modal dialog CSS handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-0116?
CVE-2003-0116 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 26 Apr 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 does not properly check the Cascading Style Sheet input parameter for Modal dialogs, which allows remote attackers to read files on the local system via a web page containing script that creates a dialog and then accesses the target files, aka "Modal Dialog script execution."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0116?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0116?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0116 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2003-0116 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0116 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jx57-4j83-7ghw.