CVE-2010-2442

Internet Explorer vulnerability

CVSS

4.3

EPSS

11.6%

EPSS pct

96th

Exploited

No known

Microsoft Internet Explorer, possibly 8, does not properly restrict focus changes, which allows remote attackers to read keystrokes via "cross-domain IFRAME gadgets."

Affected vendor

Microsoft

Affected product

Internet Explorer

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Published

2010-06-24

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 11.6% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

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