AOL Instant Messenger 4.5/4.7 aim URL META HTTP-EQUIV cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in AOL Instant Messenger 4.5/4.7. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component aim URL Handler. The manipulation of the argument META HTTP-EQUIV with the input refresh leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2002-2169. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in AOL Instant Messenger 4.5/4.7 (Messaging Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component aim URL Handler. The manipulation of the argument META HTTP-EQUIV with the input value refresh leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting vulnerability AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.5 and 4.7 for MacOS and Windows allows remote attackers to conduct unauthorized activities, such as adding buddies and groups to a user s buddy list, via a URL with a META HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" tag to an aim: URL.

The weakness was released 12/31/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at online.securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-2169 since 11/16/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9616), Exploit-DB (21619) and SecurityFocus (BID 5246†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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07/16/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +168 days 🔍
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11/16/2005 +1051 days 🔍
08/06/2014 +3185 days 🔍
05/26/2025 +3945 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: aol.com

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2169 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2169
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19811
X-Force: 9616
SecurityFocus: 5246 - AOL Instant Messenger Unauthorized Actions Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2014 12:19
Updated: 05/26/2025 00:17
Changes: 08/06/2014 12:19 (49), 04/20/2019 09:28 (4), 07/11/2024 12:18 (17), 05/26/2025 00:17 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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