CVE-2010-1489 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2010-04-20

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 22.1% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.22055.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/04/19/guidance-on-internet-explorer-xss-filter.aspx
http://p42.us/ie8xss/
http://p42.us/ie8xss/Abusing_IE8s_XSS_Filters.pdf
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12638

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-04-20T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T01:28:41.278Z

Reserved: 2010-04-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-1489

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-04-20T16:30:00.617

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-1489

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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