Description
Cross-site scripting vulnerability AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.5 and 4.7 for MacOS and Windows allows remote attackers to conduct unauthorized activities, such as adding buddies and groups to a user's buddy list, via a URL with a META HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" tag to an aim: URL.
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
- AOL Instant Messenger 4.x - Unauthorized Actions EDB-21619 · remote · Jul 16, 2002 · verified
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References
- aim-http-refresh-functions(9616) vdb-entry
- http://www.mindflip.org/aim.html
- 20020716 AIM forced behavior "issue" mailing-list
- 5246 vdb-entry