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CVE-2010-1489
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly perform neutering for the SCRIPT tag, which allows remote attackers to…
Medium4.3EPSS 14.6%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly perform neutering for the SCRIPT tag, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against web sites that have no inherent XSS vulnerabilities, a different issue than CVE-2009-4074.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 14.6% · top 3.3% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/04/19/guidance-on-internet-explorer-xss-filter.aspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://p42.us/ie8xss/Abusing_IE8s_XSS_Filters.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://p42.us/ie8xss/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12638 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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