CVE-2010-0488 — Sensitive Information Exposure in Microsoft Internet Explorer

CWE-200 — Sensitive Information ExposureCWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment3 documents3 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
15.5%
top 5.30%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
Timeline
PublishedMar 31
Latest updateMay 2

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, 6 SP1, and 7 does not properly handle unspecified "encoding strings," which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site, aka "Post Encoding Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDmicrosoft/internet_explorer5.01, 6, 7+2

Patches

Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗Patch: www.vupen.com ↗Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-6fvg-8hhr-r65p: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5↗2022-05-02
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📐Framework References

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CAPEC
Leverage Alternate Encoding
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