Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-1960. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly implement JavaScript event handlers, which allows remote attackers to access content from a different (1) domain or (2) zone via unspecified script code, aka "Event Handlers Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 08/10/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-1960. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55787 , 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 100105 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS11-057)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11536.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68823), Tenable (55787), SecurityFocus (BID 49023†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32640†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4383, VDB-4398, VDB-56786 and VDB-58240. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 55787
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OpenVAS ID: 902613
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (2559049)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2011-1960 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1960
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58231

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X-Force: 68823
SecurityFocus: 49023
Vulnerability Center: 32640 - [MS11-057]Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0, 8, and 9 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/17/2021 13:33
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (41), 05/07/2019 12:43 (21), 11/17/2021 13:21 (1), 11/17/2021 13:27 (7), 11/17/2021 13:33 (1)
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