CVE-2000-0266 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass cross-frame security policies in Internet Explorer via malicious applets, enabling arbitrary JavaScript execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0266?
CVE-2000-0266 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 26 Apr 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Internet Explorer 5.01 allows remote attackers to bypass the cross frame security policy via a malicious applet that interacts with the Java JSObject to modify the DOM properties to set the IFRAME to an arbitrary Javascript URL.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0266?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0266?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0266 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2000-0266 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0266 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4fm7-p9w2-qjwr.