Is CVE-2009-3003 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-3003 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-3003?

CVE-2009-3003 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-3003

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 10.6%EU EUVD

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar, via window.open with a relative URI, to show an arbitrary URL on the web site visited by the victim, as demonstrated by a visit to an attacker-controlled web page, which triggers a spoofed login form for the site containing that page.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS score: 10.6% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-2988)
Published: August 28, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2988 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / internet explorer
microsoft / internet explorer
microsoft / internet explorer

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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