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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2010-0488

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…

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 29.2%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 29.2%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
29.23% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-200, CWE-732
Affected
microsoft/internet explorer · microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows xp · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows vista · microsoft/windows 2000
Source
secure@microsoft.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.