CVE-2006-5152

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a UTF-7 encoded URL that is returned in a large HTTP 404 error message without an explicit charset, a related issue to CVE-2006-0032.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 22.81% Top 5%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447509/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-10/0017.html	mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/31328	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447574/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447516/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-10/0030.html	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5152?: CVE-2006-5152 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5152?: To fix CVE-2006-5152, 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-2006-5152 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5152 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~23% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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