Microsoft Internet Explorer Cross Site Data Leakage Vulnerability

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801330");
  script_version("2024-07-25T05:05:41+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-07-25 05:05:41 +0000 (Thu, 25 Jul 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-05-13 09:36:55 +0200 (Thu, 13 May 2010)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-1852");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_name("Microsoft Internet Explorer Cross Site Data Leakage Vulnerability");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.cnet.com/8301-31361_1-20004265-254.html");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Windows");
  script_dependencies("gb_ms_ie_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("MS/IE/Version");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow the remote web servers to
  identify specific  persons and their product searches via 'HTTP' request login.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft Internet Explorer version 8 and prior.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to an error in handling background 'HTTP'
  requests. It uses cookies in possibly unexpected manner when the
  'Invisible Hand extension' is enabled.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure
  of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer
  release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser is prone to cross site data leakage vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");

ieVer = get_kb_item("MS/IE/Version");
if(isnull(ieVer)){
  exit(0);
}

if(version_is_less_equal(version:ieVer, test_version:"8.0.6001.18702")){
  security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}