First published: Tue Jun 06 2000(Updated: )
The IFRAME of the WebBrowser control in Internet Explorer 5.01 allows a remote attacker to violate the cross frame security policy via the NavigateComplete2 event.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Internet Explorer | =4.0 | |
Internet Explorer | =5.0 | |
Internet Explorer | =5.01 | |
Internet Explorer | =5.5-preview |
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CVE-2000-0503 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to the potential for an attacker to exploit cross frame security policies.
To remediate CVE-2000-0503, users should upgrade to a more secure version of Internet Explorer than 5.01.
CVE-2000-0503 affects Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.01, and 5.5-preview.
CVE-2000-0503 can be exploited by remote attackers to execute malicious scripts through cross-frame scripting attacks.
While CVE-2000-0503 is an older vulnerability, it highlights important security concepts that are still relevant in modern web security.