CVE-2002-2169

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.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.7.2480:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2002-12-31 05:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-2002-2169

Mitre link : CVE-2002-2169

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2002-2169

JSON object : View

Products Affected

aol

instant_messenger

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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