CVE-2003-0816

medium

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.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A479

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A459

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A416

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A409

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A363

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A362

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A361

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-048

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/337086

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/336937

http://www.safecenter.net/liudieyu/WsOpenJpuInHistory/WsOpenJpuInHistory-Content.HTM

http://www.safecenter.net/liudieyu/WsFakeSrc/WsFakeSrc-Content.HTM

http://www.safecenter.net/liudieyu/WsBASEjpu/WsBASEjpu-Content.HTM

http://www.safecenter.net/liudieyu/RefBack/RefBack-Content.HTM

http://www.safecenter.net/liudieyu/NAFjpuInHistory/NAFjpuInHistory-Content.HTM

http://www.safecenter.net/liudieyu/BackMyParent2/BackMyParent2-Content.HTM

http://www.safecenter.net/liudieyu/BackMyParent/BackMyParent-content.htm

http://www.safecenter.net/UMBRELLAWEBV4/WsOpenFileJPU/WsOpenFileJPU-Content.HTM

http://www.safecenter.net/UMBRELLAWEBV4/NAFfileJPU/NAFfileJPU-Content.htm

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/771604

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/652452

http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2003-09/0146.html

http://securitytracker.com/id?1007687

http://secunia.com/advisories/10192

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106322240132721&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106322063729496&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106321882821788&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106321781819727&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106321693517858&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106321638416884&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2004-02-03

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.48374