CVE-2009-4074 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8's XSS Filter. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass the filter and execute XSS attacks on otherwise secure websites by manipulating output encoding and HTML attributes. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial integrity impact, but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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