Title: Multiple Vendor Browser Bookmark JavaScript Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
A vulnerability in Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator allow Javascript embedded in bookmarks to execute in the context of the document opened prior to choosing the bookmark. This gives the Javascript code access to objects in the same domain.
For example is the last active document is a local file ("file:") the the Javascript in the bookmark would have access to local files.
Affected Products:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Netscape Communicator 4.51.0
References:
- Georgi Guninski <joro@nat.bg>: IE 5.0 "Favorities" vulnerability
- Georgi Guninski <joro@nat.bg>: Netscape Communicator bookmark vulnerabilities
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