Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 and earlier does not properly restrict cross-zone drag-and-drop actions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read cookie files via vectors involving an IFRAME element with a SRC attribute containing an http: URL that redirects to a file: URL, as demonstrated by a Facebook game, related to a "cookiejacking" issue, aka "Drag and Drop Information Disclosure Vulnerability." NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix in the Internet Explorer 9 release
Published Jun 3, 2011
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 20.85%
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 and earlier does not properly restrict cross-zone drag-and-drop actions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read cookie files via vectors involving an IFRAME element with a SRC attribute containing an http: URL that redirects to a file: URL, as demonstrated by a Facebook game, related to a "cookiejacking" issue, aka "Drag and Drop Information Disclosure Vulnerability." NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix in the Internet Explorer 9 release.
Affected products
No data.
- 9
- ≤ 9
- 3.0
- 4.0
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 20.85% (0.20847) | 97.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 20.85% (0.20847) | 97.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2025 | 34.76% (0.34763) | 96.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 35.89% (0.35888) | 96.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 50.74% (0.50744) | 96.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 35.89% (0.35888) | 96.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.15% (0.02146) | 89.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2023 | 2.28% (0.02285) | 88.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 1.15% (0.01151) | 82.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.81% (0.00814) | 79.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 38.01% (0.38012) | 97.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 38.01% (0.38012) | 97.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://conference.hackinthebox.org/hitbsecconf2011ams/?page_id=1388 x_refsource_MISC
- http://ju12.tistory.com/attachment/cfile4.uf%40151FAB4C4DDC9E0002A6FE.ppt x_refsource_MISC
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-20066419-83.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/IE-Flaw-Lets-Attackers-Steal-Cookies-Access-User-Accounts-402503/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/vulnerabilities/229700031 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/74259 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/25/microsoft_internet_explorer_cookiejacking/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V95CX-3JpK0 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsSkcnIFCxM x_refsource_MISC
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-057 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12820 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://sites.google.com/site/tentacoloviola/cookiejacking/Cookiejacking2011_final.ppt x_refsource_MISC
Change history (0)
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