Description
A function in Internet Explorer 5.0 through 5.5 does not properly verify the domain of a frame within a browser window, which allows a remote attacker to read client files, aka a new variant of the "Frame Domain Verification" vulnerability.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6086
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/7817
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-093
Scores
EPSS
0.1221
EPSS Percentile
95.8%
Details
Status
published
Products (3)
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.0
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.01
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.5
Published
Feb 16, 2001
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026