CVE-2011-2383 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can read cookie files via cross-zone drag-and-drop in Internet Explorer, requiring user interaction with malicious web content.
- 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-2011-2383?
CVE-2011-2383 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 9 and earlier 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 an http: URL that redirects to a file: URL, as demonstrated by a Facebook game, related to a "cookiejacking" issue, aka "Drag and Drop Information Disclosure Vulnerability." NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix in the Internet Explorer 9 release.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2383?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2383?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2383 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-2383 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2383 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9q5h-jvgh-x2h7.