CVE-2015-6176 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Edge mishandles HTML attributes in HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to bypass a cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Edge XSS Filter Bypass Vulnerability."

Published: 2015-12-09

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 10.8% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-6119	Microsoft Edge mishandles HTML attributes in HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to bypass a cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Edge XSS Filter Bypass Vulnerability."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.10826.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034316
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-125

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Edge

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2015-12-09T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:15:13.273Z

Reserved: 2015-08-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-6176

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-12-09T11:59:57.427

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:30:30.650

Link: CVE-2015-6176

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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