CVE-2002-1186
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 does not properly perform security checks on certain encoded characters within a URL, which allows a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information from a user by redirecting the user to another site that…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.1%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 does not properly perform security checks on certain encoded characters within a URL, which allows a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information from a user by redirecting the user to another site that has that information, aka "Encoded Characters Information Disclosure."
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 19.12% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/ie · microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0018.htmlExploit
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0030.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10039.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/7845
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5610
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-066
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A143
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A471
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A495
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0018.htmlExploit
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0030.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10039.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/7845
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5610
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-066
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A143
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A471
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A495
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.