CVE-2011-2382 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can read cookie files via cross-zone drag-and-drop in Internet Explorer, requiring user interaction.
- 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-2011-2382?
CVE-2011-2382 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 3 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
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and earlier, and Internet Explorer 9 beta, does not properly restrict cross-zone drag-and-drop actions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read cookie files via vectors involving an IFRAME element with a SRC attribute containing a file: URL, as demonstrated by a Facebook game, related to a "cookiejacking" issue.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2382?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2382?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2382 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-2382 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2382 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gcjw-64c9-27vr.