CVE-2005-4089

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."

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.1 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2005-12-08

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected products

• Ie (Microsoft)
• Internet Explorer (Microsoft)

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/17564
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016291
• http://www.hacker.co.il/security/ie/css_import.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15660
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2804
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2319
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-021
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1556
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1800
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1838
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1914
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1977
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1985