CVE-2015-6164: Microsoft Internet Explorer

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 11.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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."

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer: version 9 only; version 10 only; version 11 only

Published 2015-12-09. Last modified 2026-06-17.