Description
Internet Explorer 5.1 for Macintosh allows remote attackers to bypass security checks and invoke local AppleScripts within a specific HTML element, aka the "Local Applescript Invocation" vulnerability.
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
- Apple Mac OS Internet Explorer 3/4/5 - File Execution EDB-21238 · remote · Jan 22, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 3935 vdb-entry
- MS02-019 vendor-advisory
- 20020122 Macinosh IE file execuion mailing-list
- ie-macos-file-execution(7969) vdb-entry
- ie-mac-applescript-execution(8851) vdb-entry
- 5356 vdb-entry