CVE-2004-0979: Microsoft Ie

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 7.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Internet Explorer on Windows XP does not properly modify the "Drag and Drop or copy and paste files" setting when the user sets it to "Disable" or "Prompt," which may enable security-sensitive operations that are inconsistent with the user's intended configuration.

Affected products

• Microsoft Ie: version 6.0 only
• Microsoft Internet Explorer: version 6.0 only
• Microsoft Windows XP: any version

Published 2004-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.