Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2001-0246 (CCN-6748)

Assigned:2001-05-16
Published:2001-05-16
Updated:2021-07-23
Summary:Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier does not properly verify the domain of a frame within a browser window, which allows remote web site operators to read certain files on the client by sending information from a local frame to a frame in a different domain, aka a variant of the "Frame Domain Verification" vulnerability.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2001-0246

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2001-0332

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-033
Patch Available for "Frame Domain Verification", "Unauthorized Cookie Access", and "Malformed Component Attribute" Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-055
Patch Available for 'Scriptlet Rendering' Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-093
Patch Available for "Browser Print Template" and "File Upload via Form" Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS01-015
IE can Divulge Location of Cached Content

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS01-027
Flaws in Web Server Certificate Validation Could Enable Spoofing

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-001
Trusting Domains Do Not Verify Domain Membership of SIDs in Authorization Data

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 7859
Microsoft IE Frame Domain Verification Arbitrary File Access

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1636
Microsoft Internet Explorer Navigate Function Cross Frame Access Vulnerability

Source: MS
Type: UNKNOWN
MS01-027

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-frame-verification-variant(6748)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 5.5)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft internet explorer 5.01
    microsoft internet explorer *
    microsoft ie 5.01
    microsoft ie 5.5