Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving an IFRAME element that triggers a redirect, a second IFRAME element that does not trigger a redirect, and an eval of a WindowProxy object, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."
Published Feb 7, 2015
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 71.70%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving an IFRAME element that triggers a redirect, a second IFRAME element that does not trigger a redirect, and an eval of a WindowProxy object, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."
Affected products
No data.
- 9
- 10
- 11
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:N/I:P/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 (26 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 71.70% (0.71698) | 99.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 71.70% (0.71698) | 99.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 87.65% (0.87646) | 99.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 13, 2025 | 90.35% (0.90350) | 99.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 31, 2025 | 87.45% (0.87449) | 99.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 25, 2025 | 85.06% (0.85061) | 99.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 80.60% (0.80603) | 99.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 79.49% (0.79487) | 99.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 80.60% (0.80603) | 99.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 77.40% (0.77401) | 98.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 80.60% (0.80603) | 99.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 77.40% (0.77401) | 98.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 80.60% (0.80603) | 99.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 77.40% (0.77401) | 98.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 80.60% (0.80603) | 99.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.26% (0.97257) | 99.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 97.18% (0.97181) | 99.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2024 | 97.25% (0.97250) | 99.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 3, 2024 | 97.23% (0.97231) | 99.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 15, 2024 | 97.17% (0.97175) | 99.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 28, 2023 | 97.37% (0.97372) | 99.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2023 | 97.42% (0.97417) | 99.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.45% (0.97453) | 99.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 83.19% (0.83191) | 99.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 8, 2022 | 83.19% (0.83191) | 99.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 81.85% (0.81846) | 99.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2015/02/05/another-day-another-zero-day-internet-explorer-s-turn-cve-2015-0072.aspx x_refsource_MISC
- http://innerht.ml/blog/ie-uxss.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130308/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-Universal-XSS-Proof-Of-Concept.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/0 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62658 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.pcworld.com/article/2879372/dangerous-ie-vulnerability-opens-door-to-powerful-phishing-attacks.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534662/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72489 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031888 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-018 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100606 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/02/04/internet-explorer-has-a-cross-site-scripting-zero-day-bug/ x_refsource_MISC
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