Title: Microsoft IE window.open Redirect Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
If window.open is called with a target URL that redirects to a client-side file and then a variable is created pointing to the contents of the new window, the contents of the new window (the local file) can be read and possibly manipulated or transmitted by other code in the webpage.
The filename and location would have to be known by the attacker, and it could only be a file that is viewable by a browser.
Affected Products:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.0 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.0 for Windows NT 3.51
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.0 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 98
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Outlook 98 0.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
References:
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