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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVE-2015-6144

Medium
4.3/10

Summary

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 and Microsoft Edge mishandle HTML attributes in HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to bypass a cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Browser XSS Filter Bypass Vulnerability."

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
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  • NONE

CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting

Cross-Site Scripting, commonly referred to as XSS, is the most dominant class of vulnerabilities. It allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a pregnable web application and victimize its users. The exploitation of such a weakness can cause severe issues such as account takeover, and sensitive data exfiltration. Because of the prevalence of XSS vulnerabilities and their high rate of exploitation, it has remained in the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities for years.

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