Microsoft Internet Explorer 'neutering' Mechanism XSS Vulnerability

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

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902166");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-04-23 17:57:39 +0200 (Fri, 23 Apr 2010)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-1489");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_name("Microsoft Internet Explorer 'neutering' Mechanism XSS Vulnerability");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://p42.us/ie8xss/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://p42.us/ie8xss/Abusing_IE8s_XSS_Filters.pdf");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/04/19/guidance-on-internet-explorer-xss-filter.aspx");

  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 attackers to conduct
  cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks on the affected system.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The XSS filter in Internet Explorer does not perform neutering
  for the SCRIPT tag which allows attackers to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.");

  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:"Internet Explorer is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.");

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

include("version_func.inc");

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

if(version_in_range(version:ieVer, test_version:"8.0", test_version2:"8.0.6001.18702")){
  security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}