CVE-2010-1852 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote servers can identify users and track searches via cookies in background requests when the Invisible Hand extension is enabled 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-2010-1852?
CVE-2010-1852 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 7 May 2010. 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, when the Invisible Hand extension is enabled, uses cookies during background HTTP requests in a possibly unexpected manner, which might allow remote web servers to identify specific persons and their product searches via HTTP request logging, related to a "cross-site data leakage" issue.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1852?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1852?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1852 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2010-1852 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1852 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-499q-8pr3-6x2f.