CVE-2002-1186 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can steal sensitive user information by exploiting improper security checks on encoded URL characters in Internet Explorer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1186?
CVE-2002-1186 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 does not properly perform security checks on certain encoded characters within a URL, which allows a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information from a user by redirecting the user to another site that has that information, aka "Encoded Characters Information Disclosure."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1186?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1186?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1186 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-1186 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1186 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m222-2mhj-3987.