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CVE-2005-4089

Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to bypass cross-domain security restrictions and obtain sensitive information by using…

High7.1EPSS 22.1%
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Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to bypass cross-domain security restrictions and obtain sensitive information by using the @import directive to download files from other domains that are not valid Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) files, as demonstrated using Google Desktop, aka "CSSXSS" and "CSS Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2005-4089, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0High7.1AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
22.1% · top 2.3% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.

Weakness

Affected products

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