CVE-2002-2435

Published: Dec 7, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200

4.3MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 and earlier does not properly handle the :visited pseudo-class, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about visited web pages via a crafted HTML document, a related issue to CVE-2010-2264.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

microsoft

commercial·US

ieOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / browser

internet explorerOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / browser

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://w2spconf.com/2010/papers/p26.pdf

w2spconf.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71817

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=147777

bugzilla.mozilla.org

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