CVE-2011-2383
MEDIUMEPSS 97th pctlDescription
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 and earlier does not properly restrict cross-zone drag-and-drop actions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read cookie files via vectors involving an IFRAME element with a SRC attribute containing an http: URL that redirects to a file: URL, as demonstrated by a Facebook game, related to a "cookiejacking" issue, aka "Drag and Drop Information Disclosure Vulnerability." NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix in the Internet Explorer 9 release.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://conference.hackinthebox.org/hitbsecconf2011ams/?page_id=1388
- http://ju12.tistory.com/attachment/cfile4.uf%40151FAB4C4DDC9E0002A6FE.ppt
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-20066419-83.html
- http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/IE-Flaw-Lets-Attackers-Steal-Cookies-Access-User-Accounts-402503/
- http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/vulnerabilities/229700031
- http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/74259
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/25/microsoft_internet_explorer_cookiejacking/
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V95CX-3JpK0
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsSkcnIFCxM
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-057
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12820
- https://sites.google.com/site/tentacoloviola/cookiejacking/Cookiejacking2011_final.ppt
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