CVE-2001-0665 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can force Internet Explorer to execute unauthorized HTTP requests, potentially gaining privileges or modifying data in web services.
- 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-2001-0665?
CVE-2001-0665 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 9 Mar 2002. 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 6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause certain HTTP requests to be automatically executed and appear to come from the user, which could allow attackers to gain privileges or execute operations within web-based services, aka the "HTTP Request Encoding vulnerability."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0665?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Ie.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0665?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0665 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2001-0665 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0665 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-72jx-7mwq-4jpr.