CVE-2002-2169

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Published Nov 16, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.7.2480:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-2148	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.4% (2.380% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/282443
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9616.php
http://www.mindflip.org/aim.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5246

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Aol Instant Messenger

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:53 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 16, 2005, 9:17 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:53 PM
Reserved: Nov 16, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:00 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2002, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:00 PM

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