CVE-2004-0841

Exp

Internet Explorer 6.x allows remote attackers to install arbitrary programs via mousedown events that call the Popup.show method and use drag-and-drop actions in a popup window, aka "HijackClick 3" and the "Script in Image Tag File Download Vulnerability."

Published: 2004-12-23 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0841 is rated High Exploit Risk (65.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 52.37%, 98th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-0841

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
24266 exploit_db edb 2004-07-12 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0841

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 2026-05-20 55.96% 52.37% -3.59%
2 2025-09-30 39.61% 55.96% +16.35%
3 2025-03-30 — 39.61% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0841

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-2004-0841

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0841

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
avaya ip600_media_servers — cpe:2.3:a:avaya:ip600_media_servers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft ie 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya definity_one_media_server — cpe:2.3:h:avaya:definity_one_media_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya s3400 — cpe:2.3:h:avaya:s3400:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya s8100 — cpe:2.3:h:avaya:s8100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya modular_messaging_message_storage_server 1.1 cpe:2.3:o:avaya:modular_messaging_message_storage_server:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya modular_messaging_message_storage_server 2.0 cpe:2.3:o:avaya:modular_messaging_message_storage_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0841

URL Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/0498.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/12048
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010679
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/413886 US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/7774
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/368652 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/368666
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10690 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-038
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16675
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2611
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4363
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5620
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6031
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6048
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8077
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