CVE-2003-0009 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Help and Support Center for Microsoft Windows Me allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script in the Local Computer security context via an hcp:// URL with the malicious script in the topic parameter.

Published: 2004-09-01

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 18.1% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_me::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:::home:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::gold:professional:::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.18077.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104636383018686&w=2
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-047.shtml
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11425.php
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/489721
http://www.osvdb.org/6074
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6966
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-006

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Me Windows Xp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:36:25.372Z

Reserved: 2003-01-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0009

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-03-07T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0009

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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