CVE-2011-0096
high-risk
Published 2011-01-31
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."
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70.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 30% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.1/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (16)
Affected Vendors
References (30)
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43093
US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/326549
Vendor Advisory
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2501696.mspx
US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0242
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43093
and 10 more references
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity
23/34 · High
Exploitability
26/34 · High
Exposure
18/34 · Moderate