CVE-2011-1992

medium

Description

The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allows remote attackers to read content from a different (1) domain or (2) zone via a "trial and error" attack, aka "XSS Filter Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14745

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2011-1986

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-099

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-347A.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2011-12-14

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N