CVE-2011-1992: Microsoft Internet Explorer

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allows remote attackers to read content from a different (1) domain or (2) zone via a "trial and error" attack, aka "XSS Filter Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer: version 8 only

Published 2011-12-14. Last modified 2026-06-16.