Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 7, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-0072
CVE-2015-0072
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)."
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 9-11
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- innerht.ml/blog/ie-uxss.htmlnvdExploit
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/130308/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-Universal-XSS-Proof-Of-Concept.htmlnvdExploit
- community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2015/02/05/another-day-another-zero-day-internet-explorer-s-turn-cve-2015-0072.aspxnvd
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/0nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/62658nvd
- www.pcworld.com/article/2879372/dangerous-ie-vulnerability-opens-door-to-powerful-phishing-attacks.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534662/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72489nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031888nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-018nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100606nvd
- nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/02/04/internet-explorer-has-a-cross-site-scripting-zero-day-bug/nvd
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