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CVE-2000-0982
Internet Explorer before 5.5 forwards cached user credentials for a secure web site to insecure pages on the same web site, which could…
High7.5EPSS 12.6%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
Internet Explorer before 5.5 forwards cached user credentials for a secure web site to insecure pages on the same web site, which could allow remote attackers to obtain the credentials by monitoring connections to the web server, aka the "Cached Web Credentials" vulnerability.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 12.6% · top 3.8% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 1793 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.acrossecurity.com/aspr/ASPR-2000-07-22-2-PUB.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ie-cache-info(5367) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- MS00-076 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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