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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2009-1140

High
7.1/10

Summary

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4; 6 SP1; 6 and 7 for Windows XP SP2 and SP3; 6 and 7 for Server 2003 SP2; 7 for Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2; and 7 for Server 2008 SP2 does not prevent HTML rendering of cached content, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors, aka "Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • COMPLETE
  • NONE

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published