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CVE-2002-2169
Cross-site scripting vulnerability AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.5 and 4.7 for MacOS and Windows allows remote attackers to conduct…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.4%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- aim-http-refresh-functions(9616) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.mindflip.org/aim.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20020716 AIM forced behavior "issue" (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 5246 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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Record last updated .