Vulnerabilities > CVE-2002-1688 - Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5/6.0

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
microsoft
exploit available

Summary

The browser history feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script as other users and steal authentication information via cookies by injecting JavaScript into the URL, which is executed when the user hits the Back button.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Microsoft
4

Exploit-Db

descriptionMicrosoft Internet Explorer 5.5/6.0 History List Script Injection Vulnerability. CVE-2002-1688. Remote exploit for windows platform
idEDB-ID:21376
last seen2016-02-02
modified2002-04-15
published2002-04-15
reporterAndreas Sandblad
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/21376/
titleMicrosoft Internet Explorer 5.5/6.0 History List Script Injection Vulnerability