CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0816

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass zone restrictions through various methods, such as using the NavigateAndFind method or window.open to load a JavaScript URL.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious code in the context of a trusted zone, potentially leading to data theft or system compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Internet Explorer to the latest version and implement additional security measures such as content filtering and network activity monitoring.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Internet 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.

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