CVE-2003-0816 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass Internet Explorer zone restrictions to execute JavaScript in privileged contexts via specific navigation methods.
- 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-2003-0816?
CVE-2003-0816 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 14 Jan 2004. 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 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass zone restrictions by (1) using the NavigateAndFind method to load a file: URL containing Javascript, as demonstrated by NAFfileJPU, (2) using the window.open method to load a file: URL containing Javascript, as demonstrated using WsOpenFileJPU, (3) setting the href property in the base tag for the _search window, as demonstrated using WsBASEjpu, (4) loading the search window into an Iframe, as demonstrated using WsFakeSrc, (5) caching a javascript: URL in the browser history, then accessing that URL in the same frame as the target domain, as demonstrated using WsOpenJpuInHistory, NAFjpuInHistory, BackMyParent, BackMyParent2, and RefBack, aka the "Script URLs Cross Domain" vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0816?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0816?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0816 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2003-0816 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0816 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x5cr-x42r-fv8m.