CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1254

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass the cross-domain security model, enabling access to information on the local system or in other domains and possibly executing code via cached methods and objects.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized data access and the potential execution of malicious code, leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Internet Explorer to the latest version or consider switching to a more secure product to minimize risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass the cross-domain security model and access information on the local system or in other domains, and possibly execute code, via cached methods and objects, aka "Cross Domain Verification via Cached Methods."

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS