CVE-2002-0153 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass security checks to execute local AppleScripts via malicious HTML in Internet Explorer for Mac.
- 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-2002-0153?
CVE-2002-0153 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 25 Jun 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 5.1 for Macintosh allows remote attackers to bypass security checks and invoke local AppleScripts within a specific HTML element, aka the "Local Applescript Invocation" vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0153?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Ie.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0153?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0153 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2002-0153 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0153 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jq9p-rg4j-pw4r.