Description
The legacy <script> data-island capability for XML in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary XML files, and portions of other files, via a URL whose "src" attribute redirects to a local file.
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
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 - XML Redirect File Disclosure EDB-21749 · remote · Aug 23, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- MS02-047 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1207 vdb-entry signature
- 5560 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1026 vdb-entry signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:776 vdb-entry signature
- ie-xml-redirect-read-files(9936) vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1148 vdb-entry signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:608 vdb-entry signature
- 20020823 Accessing remote/local content in IE (GM#009-IE) mailing-list