PT-2015-2991 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2015-12-08 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2015-6138

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 8 through 11

Description The issue is caused by errors in handling HTTP response attributes, which allows remote attackers to bypass a cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanism. This could lead to information disclosure as initially disabled scripts may run in the wrong security context.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 8 through 11, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00195

CVE-2015-6138

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 7

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-124 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00195 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-6138 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6138 · Security Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms15-124 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-124 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034315 · Note