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    CVE-2005-4089

    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."

    Published:Dec 8, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Dec 8, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.34505
    CVSS Score:7.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Ie
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer

    Exploits

    http://www.hacker.co.il/security/ie/css_import.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15660http://www.hacker.co.il/security/ie/css_import.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15660

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/17564
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016291
    http://www.hacker.co.il/security/ie/css_import.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15660
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2804
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2319
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-021
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1556
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1800
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1838
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1914
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1977
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1985
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17564
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016291
    http://www.hacker.co.il/security/ie/css_import.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15660
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2804
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2319
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-021
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1556
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1800
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1838
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1914
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1977
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1985

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High