CVE-2011-1894 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can execute cross-site scripting attacks in Internet Explorer via crafted MHTML requests, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious page.
- 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-2011-1894?
CVE-2011-1894 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, published on 16 Jun 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 MHTML protocol handler in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly handle a MIME format in a request for embedded content in an HTML document, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted EMBED element in a web page that is visited in Internet Explorer, aka "MHTML Mime-Formatted Request Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1894?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1894?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1894 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2011-1894 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1894 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9hh6-jf4f-p7c2.