Vulnerabilities > CVE-2002-1591 - Security Bypass vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger 4.7.2480

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
aol

Summary

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7.2480 adds free.aol.com to the Trusted Sites Zone in Internet Explorer without user approval, which could allow code from free.aol.com to bypass intended access restrictions.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Aol
1