CVE-2002-0815 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers bypass Same Origin Policy to read restricted site data by manipulating document.domain across frames in vulnerable browsers.
- 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-2002-0815?
CVE-2002-0815 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 1 Aug 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
The Javascript "Same Origin Policy" (SOP), as implemented in (1) Netscape, (2) Mozilla, and (3) Internet Explorer, allows a remote web server to access HTTP and SOAP/XML content from restricted sites by mapping the malicious server's parent DNS domain name to the restricted site, loading a page from the restricted site into one frame, and passing the information to the attacker-controlled frame, which is allowed because the document.domain of the two frames matches on the parent domain.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0815?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Mozilla, Netscape Navigator.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0815?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0815 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-0815 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0815 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-6p7q-r2p3-gx4g.