2998 : Microsoft IE Frame Javascript URL Cross-Domain Script Execution
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2002-09-22	2002-09-22

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript on any HTML document that uses <frame> or <iframe> elements. The script excuted is done in the securty context of the currently loaded site. This would allow attackers to steal cookies, read local files or execute programs.

Classification

Unknown or Incomplete

Technical

AKA "Who framed Internet Explorer"

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Microsoft Corporation	Internet Explorer	5.0
		5.0.1
		5.5
		6.0

References

ISS X-Force ID: 10066
CVE ID: 2002-1187 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 5672
Generic Informational URL: http://sec.greymagic.com/adv/gm010-ie/
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS02-066

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 6.8
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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