CVE-2002-2169

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Cross-site scripting vulnerability AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.5 and 4.7 for MacOS and Windows allows remote attackers to conduct unauthorized activities, such as adding buddies and groups to a user's buddy list, via a URL with a META HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" tag to an aim: URL.

Affected products

AOL Instant Messenger: 4.5, 4.7, 4.7.2480

References

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/282443
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9616.php
http://www.mindflip.org/aim.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5246
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/282443
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9616.php
http://www.mindflip.org/aim.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5246

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