CSS Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer

CSS Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer

CVE-2005-4089 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

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."

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