CVE-2015-2398 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass the XSS filter in Internet Explorer by crafting specific HTML attributes, requiring user interaction to view the 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-2015-2398?

CVE-2015-2398 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 14 Jul 2015. 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 through 11 allows remote attackers to bypass the XSS filter via a crafted attribute of an element in an HTML document, aka "Internet Explorer XSS Filter Bypass Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2398?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.

How do I fix CVE-2015-2398?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2398 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-2015-2398 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2398 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-66rm-972r-9379.

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