CVE-2003-0816
HIGHEPSS 99th pctlDescription
Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass zone restrictions by (1) using the NavigateAndFind method to load a file: URL containing Javascript, as demonstrated by NAFfileJPU, (2) using the window.open method to load a file: URL containing Javascript, as demonstrated using WsOpenFileJPU, (3) setting the href property in the base tag for the _search window, as demonstrated using WsBASEjpu, (4) loading the search window into an Iframe, as demonstrated using WsFakeSrc, (5) caching a javascript: URL in the browser history, then accessing that URL in the same frame as the target domain, as demonstrated using WsOpenJpuInHistory, NAFjpuInHistory, BackMyParent, BackMyParent2, and RefBack, aka the "Script URLs Cross Domain" vulnerability.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106321638416884&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106321693517858&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106321781819727&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106321882821788&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106322063729496&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106322240132721&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10192
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1007687
- http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2003-09/0146.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/652452
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/771604
- http://www.safecenter.net/UMBRELLAWEBV4/NAFfileJPU/NAFfileJPU-Content.htm
- http://www.safecenter.net/UMBRELLAWEBV4/WsOpenFileJPU/WsOpenFileJPU-Content.HTM
- http://www.safecenter.net/liudieyu/BackMyParent/BackMyParent-content.htm
- http://www.safecenter.net/liudieyu/BackMyParent2/BackMyParent2-Content.HTM
- http://www.safecenter.net/liudieyu/NAFjpuInHistory/NAFjpuInHistory-Content.HTM
- http://www.safecenter.net/liudieyu/RefBack/RefBack-Content.HTM
- http://www.safecenter.net/liudieyu/WsBASEjpu/WsBASEjpu-Content.HTM
- http://www.safecenter.net/liudieyu/WsFakeSrc/WsFakeSrc-Content.HTM
- http://www.safecenter.net/liudieyu/WsOpenJpuInHistory/WsOpenJpuInHistory-Content.HTM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/336937
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/337086
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-048
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A361
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A362
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A363
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A409
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A416
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A459
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A479
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