CVE-2002-2435 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information about visited web pages via a crafted HTML document exploiting CSS handling 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-2002-2435?
CVE-2002-2435 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 7 Dec 2011. 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
The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 and earlier does not properly handle the :visited pseudo-class, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about visited web pages via a crafted HTML document, a related issue to CVE-2010-2264.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2435?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2435?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2435 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-2435 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2435 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fxv5-cqrh-qvhc.