CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1286

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to steal cookies and execute script in a different security context via a URL that contains a colon in the domain portion.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to hijack user sessions and perform unauthorized actions in the context of the visited site, posing a serious threat to data security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Internet Explorer and implement additional protective measures, such as blocking unknown scripts and cookies.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to steal cookies and execute script in a different security context via a URL that contains a colon in the domain portion, which is not properly parsed and loads an applet from a malicious site within the security context of the site that is being visited by the user.

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