CVE-2011-0096
The MHTML protocol handler in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008…
- Published
- Updated
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- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
The MHTML protocol handler in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly handle a MIME format in a request for content blocks in a document, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted web site that is visited in Internet Explorer, aka "MHTML Mime-Formatted Request Vulnerability."
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
- 16071 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By microsoft
- 41 days later
· 41 days later
Published
- 14 years later
· 14 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Medium6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 47.1% · top 1.2% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (15)
- VU#326549 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- http://www.80vul.com/webzine_0x05/0x05%20IE%E4%B8%8BMHTML%E5%8D%8F%E8%AE%AE%E5%B8%A6%E6%9D%A5%E7%9A%84%E8%B7%A8%E5%9F%9F%E5%8D%B1%E5%AE%B3.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- TA11-102A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 46055 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MS11-026 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2011/01/28/microsoft-releases-security-advisory-2501696.aspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1025003 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6956 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2501696.mspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/01/28/more-information-about-the-mhtml-script-injection-vulnerability.aspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 16071 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 70693 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 43093 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ms-win-mhtml-info-disclosure(65000) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2011-0242 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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