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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-1686 · published 15 September 2004

CVE-2004-1686: Microsoft ie vulnerability

Microsoft · Ie

Internet Explorer 6.0 in Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to bypass the Information Bar prompt for ActiveX and Javascript via an XHTML page that contains an Internet Explorer formatted comment between the DOCTYPE tag and the HTML tag, as demonstrated using the DesignScience MathPlayer ActiveX plugin.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 10% · top 4.5%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
10%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Internet Explorer 6.0 in Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to bypass the Information Bar prompt for ActiveX and Javascript via an XHTML page that contains an Internet Explorer formatted comment between the DOCTYPE tag and the HTML tag, as demonstrated using the DesignScience MathPlayer ActiveX plugin.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109539520310153&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11200 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20617
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109539520310153&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11200 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20617

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-1686), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.