CVE-2002-1217

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 49.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2002-10-28 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Cross-Frame scripting vulnerability in the WebBrowser control as used in Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, read arbitrary files, or conduct other unauthorized activities via script that accesses the Document property, which bypasses <frame> and <iframe> domain restrictions.

Affected products

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 5.5, 5.5-sp1, 5.5-sp2, 6.0

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0024.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103470310417576&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103470202010570&w=2
http://security.greymagic.com/adv/gm011-ie/
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-018.shtml
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10371.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5963
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-066
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A272
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A333
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0024.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103470310417576&w=2

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