Information disclosure in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2011-1258
Published: March 20, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6116
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:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1258
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
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 rendering of Web pages by Internet Explorer. A remote unauthenticated attacker can a specially crafted Web page, trick the victim into performing drag-and-drop operation on it and gain access to potentially sensitive information in Internet Explorer zone or another domain.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in information disclosure.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-1258
Install update from vendor's website.