Information disclosure in Microsoft Internet Explorer
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 Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.292 (98.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.292 · newest: 0.292 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN49467403/index.html (third-party-advisory)
- jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2010/JVNDB-2010-000011.html (third-party-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/39028 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-068A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-089A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0744 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-018 (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7840 (signature, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-0488?
- CVE-2010-0488 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2010-03-31.
- How severe is CVE-2010-0488?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.