CVE-2005-4089

HighCVSS 7.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.1/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Dec 8, 2005
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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