CVE-2005-4089

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.1
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
34.5%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 3% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Published: December 8, 2005 (7462 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

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."

CWE

CWE-264

Affected Products

microsoft iemicrosoft internet explorer

References

🔗 secunia.com 🔗 securitytracker.com 🔗 www.hacker.co.il 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.vupen.com