Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2010-0494. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8 (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 6 SP1, 7, and 8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted HTML document in a situation where the client user drags one browser window across another browser window, aka "HTML Element Cross-Domain Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 03/31/2010 (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-0494. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45378 , 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 100083 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS10-018 and KB981374)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9640.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (45378), SecurityFocus (BID 39047†), SecurityTracker (ID 1023773†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25208†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4091, VDB-52508, VDB-52507 and VDB-52505. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 45378
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OpenVAS ID: 902155
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (980182)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-0494 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0494
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52506

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SecurityFocus: 39047
SecurityTracker: 1023773
Vulnerability Center: 25208 - [MS10-018] Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote information disclosure vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 01/25/2025 22:48
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (40), 05/07/2019 12:43 (23), 09/06/2021 16:50 (2), 09/06/2021 16:58 (7), 09/06/2021 17:06 (1), 01/25/2025 22:48 (17)
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