CVE-2002-0032 describes a critical vulnerability in Yahoo! Messenger versions 5.0.0.1064 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary scripts under the guise of other users. This is achieved by manipulating the "addview" parameter within a ymsgr URI. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating ongoing interest despite its age.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.