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Fencer Vulns
high 7.1

CVE-2005-4089 in the critical feed json

Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to bypass cross-domain security restrictions and obtain sensitive information by using…

published 2005-12-08 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-4084

cvss
7.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
22.1%
EPSS 22.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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."

Exploit prediction

22.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • hacker.co.il http://www.hacker.co.il/security/ie/css_import.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15660 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.1 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.