CVE-2003-0816

Summary

CVECVE-2003-0816
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-02-03 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionInternet 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Ie 6.0 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CERT/CC Vulnerability Note VU#652452 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
safecenter.net is for sale af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.safecenter.net
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-048 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
safecenter.net is for sale af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.safecenter.net
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
'MSIE->WsOpenFileJPU' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Secunia - Advisories - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Microsoft Internet Explorer Various Cross-Domain Flaws Permit Remote Scripting in Arbitrary Domains - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
SecurityFocus Bugtraq: MSIE->WsOpenJpuInHistory af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.derkeiler.com
safecenter.net is for sale af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.safecenter.net
safecenter.net is for sale af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.safecenter.net
safecenter.net is for sale af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.safecenter.net
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
'MSIE->RefBack' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
CERT/CC Vulnerability Note VU#771604 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
safecenter.net is for sale af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.safecenter.net
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus HOME Mailing List: BugTraq af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
'MSIE->NAFjpuInHistory' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
safecenter.net is for sale af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.safecenter.net
safecenter.net is for sale af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.safecenter.net
'MSIE->WsBASEjpu' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
'MSIE->BackMyParent2:Multi-Thread version' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
'MSIE->WsFakeSrc' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
safecenter.net is for sale af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.safecenter.net
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