CVE DATABASE / CVE-2002-1688
CVE-2002-1688
CVSS 5 · MEDIUM
Summary
The browser history feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script as other users and steal authentication information via cookies by injecting JavaScript into the URL, which is executed when the user hits the Back button.
CVSS 2.0 breakdown
| Base score | 5 (MEDIUM) |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Confidentiality | PARTIAL |
| Integrity | NONE |
| Availability | NONE |
Affected products
Microsoft internet explorer
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References
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/267561
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4505
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8844
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.