VDB-4121 · CVE-2010-1489 · MSRC/ARC

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 XSS Filter cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component XSS Filter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly perform neutering for the SCRIPT tag, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against web sites that have no inherent XSS vulnerabilities, a different issue than CVE-2009-4074.

The issue has been introduced in 03/05/2008. The weakness was released 04/26/2010 by Eduardo A. Vela Nava David Lindsay (SirDarckCat) as MSRC/ARC (Website). The advisory is shared at blogs.technet.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-1489 since 04/20/2010. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 776 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 902166 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100084 (Microsoft Internet Explorer XSS Filter "SCRIPT" Tag XSS Vulnerability (MS10-018)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MSRC/ARC is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at blogs.technet.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (58044) and Tenable (902166). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 2324, 2610, 2788 and 4074.

Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Internet Explorer

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 902166
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OpenVAS ID: 902166
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer neutering Mechanism XSS Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MSRC/ARC

Timelineinfo

03/05/2008 🔍
04/15/2010 +771 days 🔍
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04/20/2010 +5 days 🔍
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04/07/2017 +2531 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MSRC/ARC
Researcher: Eduardo A. Vela Nava David Lindsay (SirDarckCat)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-1489 (🔍)
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X-Force: 58044
Vulnerability Center: 25493 - Internet Explorer 8 Remote XSS Filter \x27script\x27 Tag Remote Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 39591 - Internet Explorer 8 Cross-Site Scripting Filter 'script' Tag Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 39578 - Internet Explorer XSS Filter Cross-Site Scripting Weakness, Not Critical
OSVDB: 64083 - Microsoft IE XSS Filter Script Tag Filtering Weakness

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/03/2010 02:00
Updated: 04/07/2017 12:02
Changes: 05/03/2010 02:00 (83), 04/07/2017 12:02 (12)
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