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CVE-2015-6138

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 mishandles HTML attributes in HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to bypass a cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, aka "Internet Explorer XSS Filter Bypass Vulnerability."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Dec 9, 2015
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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CVE-2015-6138: Medium severity, CVSS 4.3 | Vulnix