Microsoft Internet Explorer dialog window cross-site scripting

ie-dialog-window-css (8868)

High Risk

Description:

Microsoft Internet Explorer is vulnerable to cross-site scripting using the dialogArguments property. A remote attacker could embed malicious script within a link to a redirected URL as the dialog source passed to the showModalDialog or showModelessDialog functions to bypass the check that ensures that a page source and a dialog source come from the same location. An attacker could use this vulnerability to execute script within a victim's local security zone, which could allow the attacker to steal cookies from the victim's computer, hijack Hotmail or MSN Messenger accounts, or execute arbitrary commands on the victim's computer.

Platforms Affected:

• Microsoft, Internet Explorer 5.01
• Microsoft, Internet Explorer 5.5
• Microsoft, Internet Explorer 6

Remedy:

Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in the latest Microsoft Security Bulletin. See References.

— OR —

Use Microsoft Automatic Update if it is supported by your operating system. The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

• BugTraq Mailing List, Thu May 16 2002 - 09:20:08 CDT, Update and comments on the MS02-023 patch, holes still remain at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0130.html.
• BugTraq Mailing List, Thu May 16 2002 - 10:46:18 CDT, Re: MS02-023 does not patch actual issue! at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0129.html.
• BugTraq Mailing List, Thu May 16 2002 - 10:46:18 CDT, Re: MS02-023 does not patch actual issue! at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0129.html.
• BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Apr 17 2002 - 05:27:44 CDT, RE: IE allows universal Cross Site Scripting (TL#002) at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0232.html.
• CIAC Information Bulletin M-082, Microsoft Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-082.shtml.
• GreyMagic Security Advisory Appendix GM#001-AX, Appendix to "IE allows universal Cross Site Scripting". at http://sec.greymagic.com/adv/gm001-ax/.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-023, 15 May 2002 Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer (Q321232) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms02-023.mspx. (Superseded by MS02-047.)
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-047, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer (Q323759) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms02-047.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-066, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer (Q328970) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS02-066.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-068, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer (324929) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS02-068.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-004, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer (810847) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-004.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-015, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer (813489) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-015.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-020, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer (818529) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-020.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-032, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer (822925) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-032.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-040, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer (828750) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-040.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-048, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (824145) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-048.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-004, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (832894) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-004.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-025, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (867801) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-025.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-038, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (834707) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-038.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-040, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (889293) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-040.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-014, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (867282) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-014.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-020, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (890923) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-020.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-025, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (883939) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-025.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-038, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (896727) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-038.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-052, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (896688) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-052.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-054, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (905915) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-054.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-004, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (910620) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-004.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-013, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (912812) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-013.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-021, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (916281) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-021.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-042, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (918899) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-042.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-067, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (922760) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-067.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-072, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (925454) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-072.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-016, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (928090) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms07-016.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-027, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (931768) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-027.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-033, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (933566) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-033.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-045, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (937143) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-045.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-057, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (939653) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-057.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-069, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (942615) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-069.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-010, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (944533) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-010.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-024, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (947864) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-024.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-031, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (950759) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-031.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-045, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (953838) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-045.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-058, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (956390) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-058.mspx.
• Thor Larholm security advisory TL#002, IE allows universal Cross Site Scripting. at http://jscript.dk/adv/TL002/.
• Windows NTBugTraq Mailing List, Thu, 16 May 2002 15:42:31 +0200, MS02-023 does not patch actual issue, users are still vulnerable! at http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0205&L=ntbugtraq&F=P&S=&P=2710.
• BID-4527: Microsoft Internet Explorer Dialog Same Origin Policy Bypass Vulnerability
• CVE-2002-0189: Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute scripts in the Local Computer zone via a URL that exploits a local HTML resource file, aka the Cross-Site Scripting in Local HTML Resource vulnerability.
• US-CERT VU#711843: Microsoft Internet Explorer contains cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in local HTML resources
• US-CERT VU#728563: Microsoft Internet Explorer does not adequately validate source of dialog frame

Reported:

Apr 16, 2002

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