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$ cve CVE-2011-0096 JSON

CVE-2011-0096 EXPLOIT

6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 46.8% (pctl 99)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

The MHTML protocol handler in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly handle a MIME format in a request for content blocks in a document, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted web site that is visited in Internet Explorer, aka "MHTML Mime-Formatted Request Vulnerability."

Scoring

CVSS6.1 (MEDIUM, v3.1)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS46.82% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-79
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2011-01-31
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (6)

VendorProduct
microsoftwindows 2003 server
microsoftwindows 7
microsoftwindows server 2003
microsoftwindows server 2008
microsoftwindows vista
microsoftwindows xp

Public exploits

References

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