CVE-2015-6138 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass Internet Explorer's XSS filter via crafted HTML attributes, requiring user interaction to view malicious 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-2015-6138?
CVE-2015-6138 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 9 Dec 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 mishandles HTML attributes in HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to bypass a cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, aka "Internet Explorer XSS Filter Bypass Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6138?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6138?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6138 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-6138 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6138 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-r9mf-hmv8-4hj7.