CVE-2004-0526

Exp

Unknown versions of Internet Explorer and Outlook allow remote attackers to spoof a legitimate URL in the status bar via A HREF tags with modified "alt" values that point to the legitimate site, combined with an image map whose href points to the malicious site, which facilitates a "phishing" attack.

Published: 2004-08-06 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0526 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 49.59%, 98th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-0526

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
24102 exploit_db edb 2004-05-10 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0526

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-11 55.96% 49.59% -6.37%
2 2026-02-10 52.26% 55.96% +3.70%
3 2025-09-14 — 52.26% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0526

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0526

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0526

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft ie 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook 97 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook 98 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2002:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2002:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook_express 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook_express 4.01 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:4.01:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook_express 4.27.3110 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:4.27.3110:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook_express 4.72.2106 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:4.72.2106:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook_express 4.72.3120.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:4.72.3120.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook_express 4.72.3612 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:4.72.3612:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook_express 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook_express 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook_express 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook_express 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0526

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