CVE-2009-1140 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass Same Origin Policy to disclose cross-domain information via cached HTML rendering 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-2009-1140?
CVE-2009-1140 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 10 Jun 2009. 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
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4; 6 SP1; 6 and 7 for Windows XP SP2 and SP3; 6 and 7 for Server 2003 SP2; 7 for Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2; and 7 for Server 2008 SP2 does not prevent HTML rendering of cached content, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors, aka "Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1140?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1140?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1140 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-1140 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-1140 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7vfc-h53m-93j3.