CVE-2006-0799

4.0 MEDIUM 8% exploit odds No fix listed XSS Browser & mail

What it is

Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to spoof a legitimate URL in the status bar and conduct a phishing attack via a web page with an anchor element with a legitimate "href" attribute, a form whose action points to a malicious URL, and an INPUT submit element that is modified to look like a legitimate URL. NOTE: this issue is very similar to CVE-2004-1104, although the manipulations are slightly different.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 7.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2006-02-19 21:02 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:21 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 7.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 4.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2006-02-19 21:02 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:21 UTC
Exploit probability: 7.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 4.0

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: Partial
Availability: None

Raw vector

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

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record