Information disclosure in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2011-1252
Published: March 20, 2017 / Updated: November 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6115
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1252
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of content using specific strings when sanitizing HTML by Internet Explorer. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted Web site thet uses toStaticHTML API and gain access to potentially sensitive information on the system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in information disclosure.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-1252
Install update from vendor's website.