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MS IE Information Disclosure and Web Site Spoofing Vulnerabilities
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is installed with Microsoft Internet Explorer and is prone to information disclosure and web site spoofing vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
The proxy settings configuration has same proxy address and value for HTTP and HTTPS, - TCP session to proxy sever will not properly be reused. This allows remote attackers to steal cookie information via crafted HTML document. - SSl lock consistency with address bar is not ensured. This allows remote attackers to spoof web sites via a crafted HTML document.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 8 and 9
Solution
Solution
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.