IeApplication · Microsoft

CVE-2003-0823

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v2.0 Published 2004-02-03
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to direct drag and drop behaviors and other mouse click actions to other windows by calling the window.moveBy method, aka HijackClick, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1027.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and earlier contains a clickjacking vulnerability (HijackClick) where attackers can manipulate the window.moveBy method to redirect drag-and-drop behaviors and mouse click actions to unauthorized windows, allowing execution of unintended operations on other browser windows.

MitigationMigrate from Internet Explorer 6 to a supported modern browser (Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge, or Chrome/Firefox) and remove or disable legacy IE installations across the environment.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
IeApplication
Affected:= 6.0
Internet ExplorerApplication
Affected:= 5.0.1= 5.5= 6.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Check if Internet Explorer is installed
    Open Windows Settings > Apps > Apps & features, or check Program Files folder for Internet Explorer executable (iexplore.exe). On Windows XP/2000, check Start Menu for Internet Explorer shortcut.
    Affected if Internet Explorer is present on the system
  2. Identify the Internet Explorer version
    Open Internet Explorer, click Help > About Internet Explorer, or run 'iexplore.exe -version' from command prompt to display the version number.
    Affected if The displayed version is 5.0.1, 5.5, or 6.0
  3. Check Windows system information for IE version
    Open Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs, look for 'Windows Internet Explorer' in the installed updates or program list and note the version shown.
    Affected if The listed version matches 5.0.1, 5.5, or 6.0
  4. Verify Service Pack level for IE 6
    If Internet Explorer 6 is found, check the Help > About dialog or system properties to determine if Service Pack 1 is installed (vulnerable) or if it is a later patched version.
    Affected if Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 or earlier is installed

A system is affected if any version of Internet Explorer 5.0.1, 5.5, or 6.0 is installed and in regular use, as these versions contain the vulnerable window.moveBy behavior that allows clickjacking attacks.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Migrate from Internet Explorer 6 to a supported modern browser (Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge, or Chrome/Firefox) and remove or disable legacy IE installations across the environment.

Fix this in Ie Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation8.0 h
  • Implementation24.0 h
  • Testing16.0 h
  • Review / QA8.0 h
56.0 hours of engineering $9,760
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