CVE-2001-1325 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can execute scripts in Internet Explorer and Outlook Express via XSL stylesheets in IFRAMEs, bypassing Active Scripting restrictions.
- 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-2001-1325?
CVE-2001-1325 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 3 May 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 5.0 and 5.5, and Outlook Express 5.0 and 5.5, allow remote attackers to execute scripts when Active Scripting is disabled by including the scripts in XML stylesheets (XSL) that are referenced using an IFRAME tag, possibly due to a vulnerability in Windows Scripting Host (WSH).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1325?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook Express.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1325?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1325 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2001-1325 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1325 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- 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-54x3-chv9-w529.