CVE-2015-6099 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2015-6099?

CVE-2015-6099 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft .Net Framework, published on 11 Nov 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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ASP.NET in Microsoft .NET Framework 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, and 4.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted value, aka ".NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6099?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft .Net Framework.

How do I fix CVE-2015-6099?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6099 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-2015-6099 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6099 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-j45x-gh22-qmrw.