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CVE-2005-4089 Details

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to bypass cross-domain security restrictions and obtain sensitive information by using the @import directive to download files from other domains that are not valid Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) files, as demonstrated using Google Desktop, aka "CSSXSS" and "CSS Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-021 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/17564 CVEVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016291 CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1556 CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1800 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft ie
6.0 sp1
6.0 sp2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft internet explorer
6.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-4089
NVD Published Date:
Dec 8, 2005
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]