CVE-2011-0096
mediumpriority · track · 43EPSS 0.468 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The MHTML protocol handler in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly handle a MIME format in a request for content blocks in a document, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted web site that is visited in Internet Explorer, aka "MHTML Mime-Formatted Request Vulnerability."
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-16071Microsoft Internet Explorer - MHTML Protocol Handler Cross-Site Scriptingfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (8)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows 2003 serverall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows server 2003all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows server 2008all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
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references (45)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2011/01/28/microsoft-releases-security-advisory-2501696.aspxcnnvd
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/01/28/more-information-about-the-mhtml-script-injection-vulnerability.aspxcnnvd
- http://osvdb.org/70693cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43093cnnvd
- http://www.80vul.com/webzine_0x05/0x05%20IE%E4%B8%8BMHTML%E5%8D%8F%E8%AE%AE%E5%B8%A6%E6%9D%A5%E7%9A%84%E8%B7%A8%E5%9F%9F%E5%8D%B1%E5%AE%B3.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16071cnnvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/326549cnnvd
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2501696.mspxcnnvd
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