Description
HotJava Browser 3.0 allows remote attackers to access the DOM of a web page by opening a javascript: URL in a named window.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Sun HotJava Browser 3 - Arbitrary DOM Access EDB-20322 · remote · Oct 25, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- hotjava-browser-dom-access(5428) vdb-entry
- 20001025 HotJava Browser 3.0 JavaScript security vulnerability mailing-list