CVEvulnerability

CVE-2010-0488

6.5 MEDIUM Published 2010-03-31 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2010-03-31
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-200, CWE-732

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."

Affected configurations

• microsoft internet explorer 7 • microsoft windows 2003 server • microsoft windows server 2003 • microsoft windows xp • microsoft windows server 2008 • microsoft windows vista • microsoft internet explorer 6 • microsoft internet explorer 5.01 • microsoft windows 2000

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness
  • CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource weakness

References