XSS in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
CVE-2011-0096
The MHTML protocol handler in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly handle a MIME format in a request for content blocks in a document, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted web site that is visited in Internet Explorer, aka "MHTML Mime-Formatted Request Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.468 (98.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-0096?
- CVE-2011-0096 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2011-01-31.
- How severe is CVE-2011-0096?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.