CVE-2011-1960 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can access cross-domain content via malicious script code in Internet Explorer, requiring user interaction to trigger the event handler flaw.
- 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-2011-1960?
CVE-2011-1960 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 10 Aug 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
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly implement JavaScript event handlers, which allows remote attackers to access content from a different (1) domain or (2) zone via unspecified script code, aka "Event Handlers Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-668
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1960?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1960?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1960 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-1960 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1960 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- 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-w3m3-f5c2-c97p.