THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2000-0266
LOW SEVERITY

CVE-2000-0266

Internet Explorer vulnerability

CVSS
2.6
EPSS
16.2%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
Internet Explorer 5.01 allows remote attackers to bypass the cross frame security policy via a malicious applet that interacts with the Java JSObject to modify the DOM properties to set the IFRAME to an arbitrary Javascript URL.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Internet Explorer
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published
2000-04-18

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 16.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2000-0266

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Internet Explorer is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2000-0266.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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