CVE-2003-0446
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0, possibly in a component that is also...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0, possibly in a component that is also used by other Microsoft products, allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary web script via an XML file that contains a parse error, which inserts the script in the resulting error message.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0, possibly in a component that is also used by other Microsoft products, allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary web script via an XML file that contains a parse error, which inserts the script in the resulting error message.
- Record
CVE-2003-0446- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0, possibly in a component that is also used by other Microsoft products, allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary web script via an XML file that contains a parse error, which inserts the script in the resulting error message.
- Record
CVE-2003-0446- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0440No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0, possibly in a component that is also used by other Microsoft products, allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary web script via an XML file that contains a parse error, which inserts the script in the resulting error message.
- Record
EUVD-2003-0440- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c35q-7hfm-3hxpNo score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0, possibly in a component that is also...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0, possibly in a component that is also used by other Microsoft products, allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary web script via an XML file that contains a parse error, which inserts the script in the resulting error message.
- Record
GHSA-c35q-7hfm-3hxp- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 - MSXML XML File Parsing Cross-Site Scripting | 2003-06-17 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-0446 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published June 20, 2003. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 23.0%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.