CVE-2015-6164

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-20 Input Validation

Publication date:

09/12/2015

Last modified:

12/04/2025

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 improperly implements a cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanism, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer XSS Filter Bypass Vulnerability."

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.80 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0

6.80

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:-::::::

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CVE-2015-6164

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools