CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-1027

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Internet Explorer versions 5.01 through 6 SP1 allow remote attackers to direct drag and drop behaviors and other mouse click actions to other windows by using method caching (SaveRef) to access the window.moveBy method, which is otherwise inaccessible.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to take control of user interactions with applications, potentially leading to unauthorized access to data or execution of malicious code.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Internet Explorer to the latest version and implement appropriate security measures to minimize the risk of attacks exploiting this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to direct drag and drop behaviors and other mouse click actions to other windows by using method caching (SaveRef) to access the window.moveBy method, which is otherwise inaccessible, as demonstrated by HijackClickV2, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0823, aka the "Function Pointer Drag and Drop Vulnerability."

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