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CVE-2002-2435

Published: Dec 7, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
14.4%
Top 3.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:NA:N
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

n/an/a
iemicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
internet explorermicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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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

Timeline

Published
Dec 7, 2011
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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