CVE-2001-1325 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0/5.5 and Outlook Express 5.0/5.5 that allows remote attackers to execute scripts even when Active Scripting is disabled. This is achieved by embedding scripts within XML stylesheets (XSL) referenced via an IFRAME tag, potentially due to an issue in Windows Scripting Host. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, an ExploitDB entry exists, and the vulnerability has not garnered significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.