CVE-2006-3280

Description

Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to access restricted information from other domains via an object tag with a data parameter that references a link on the attacker's originating site that specifies a Location HTTP header that references the target site, which then makes that content available through the outerHTML attribute of the object, aka "Redirect Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 62.93% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-June/047398.html	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438863/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/20825	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439146/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/883108	third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27452	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016388	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438785/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/21396	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3212	vdb entry
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/attachments/20060627/3d930eda/PLEBO-2006.06.16-IE_ONE_MINOR_ONE_MAJOR.obj
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438864/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/internet_explorer_information_disclosure_vulnerability_test
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438811/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A738	vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438788/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18682	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2553	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3280?: CVE-2006-3280 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3280?: To fix CVE-2006-3280, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-3280 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3280 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~63% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.