First published: Tue Apr 20 2010(Updated: )
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly perform neutering for the SCRIPT tag, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against web sites that have no inherent XSS vulnerabilities, a different issue than CVE-2009-4074.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Internet Explorer | =8 |
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CVE-2010-1489 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.
CVE-2010-1489 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks on users of Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.
The only affected software for CVE-2010-1489 is Microsoft Internet Explorer version 8.
To mitigate the risk of CVE-2010-1489, users should upgrade to a newer version of Internet Explorer or apply security updates provided by Microsoft.
No, CVE-2010-1489 can be exploited only on websites that lack inherent XSS vulnerabilities.