Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6.0 IFRAME cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6.0 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component IFRAME Handler. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2002-1187. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6.0 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown part of the component IFRAME Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting vulnerability (XSS) in Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to read and execute files on the local system via web pages using the <frame> or <iframe> element and javascript, aka "Frames Cross Site Scripting," as demonstrated using the PrivacyPolicy.dlg resource.

The weakness was disclosed 09/22/2002 by GreyMagic as MS02-066 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1187. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Applying the patch MS02-066 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10809), Exploit-DB (21777), SecurityFocus (BID 5672†), OSVDB (2998†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4319†). The entries VDB-19108, VDB-19195, VDB-19196 and VDB-19198 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Patch: MS02-066

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09/09/2002 🔍
09/09/2002 +0 days 🔍
09/22/2002 +13 days 🔍
09/22/2002 +0 days 🔍
12/11/2002 +80 days 🔍
12/14/2003 +368 days 🔍
05/18/2004 +155 days 🔍
07/31/2014 +3726 days 🔍
06/14/2025 +3971 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS02-066
Researcher: GreyMagic
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1187 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1187
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19197

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X-Force: 10809
SecurityFocus: 5672 - Microsoft Internet Explorer IFrame/Frame Cross-Site/Zone Script Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 2998 - Microsoft IE Frame Javascript URL Cross-Domain Script Execution
Vulnerability Center: 4319 - [MS02-066] Microsoft Internet Explorer Frames Cross Site Scripting Attack, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2014 16:54
Updated: 06/14/2025 19:09
Changes: 07/31/2014 16:54 (70), 04/07/2017 12:07 (1), 06/14/2025 19:09 (18)
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